Triq il-Gizimin, Swieqi: planning intelligence
17 applications on record: 9 granted, 1 refused, 0 pending (90% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 3 floors. 10 residential units granted.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map SW4): 2 Floors with semi-basement, an overall height of 11.40 m (12.30 m with a basement, 13.50 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation along 84% of the street; elsewhere along it 3 Floors with semi-basement.
Policy zones along the street: Residential Priority Area NHHO02 (Detached&Semi-Detached Dwellings according to table SW(b)) Residential Priority Area NHHO02 (Terraced Houses, Maison et tes&Flats).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 2 floors with semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 3 floors, and the tallest grants went above the 2006 limit (later policy, DC15 and the 2024 height rules, allows more in places).
Along the street the policy map shows Residential Priority Area NHHO02 (Detached&Semi-Detached Dwellings according to table SW(b)) Residential Priority Area NHHO02 (Terraced Houses, Maison et tes&Flats).
Height precedents
- PA/04717/23 Swieqi: Renewal of PA5503/18 - Proposed excavation of basement and constructionof detached apartments over three floorsand receded floor. Proposed constructionof pool a
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/00159/25 Swieqi: Change of use of existing garage from a garage for the parking of private cars to a garage for the parking of public service vehicles (light vehicles only). App
Latest applications on Triq il-Gizimin
- PA/04974/25 Swieqi: To sanction as built minor variations from approved PA/4687/04.
- PA/04127/25 Swieqi: Minor internal alterations.
- PA/03328/25 Swieqi: Proposed sanctioning of property as built from that approved by way of PA/01676/15. The latter includes change in wall configuration, new opening types and/or m
- PA/02481/25 Swieqi: To sanction property as built.
- PA/02352/25 Swieqi: Sanctioning of existing first floor maisonette and overlying washroom from approved PA/04413/98.
- PA/02189/25 Swieqi: Proposed sanctioning of minor discrepancies from approved planning permit PA/04971/09.
- PA/00159/25 Swieqi: Change of use of existing garage from a garage for the parking of private cars to a garage for the parking of public service vehicles (light vehicles only). App
- PA/08514/24 Swieqi: Proposed villa including pool and lift up to a max. height of 7.1m overlying existing garages approved in PA/1487/05.
- PA/08513/24 Swieqi: To construct three (3) penthouses at receeded floor level up to a maximum height of 12m.
- PA/05521/24 Swieqi: Change of use of ancilliary facilicities in basement into 27 new lock up garages.
- PA/02848/24 Swieqi: Renewal of PA/01102/18: the minor extension and alterations to the existing fully detached villa, including the construction of a garden pavilion and canopy and
- PA/01315/24 Swieqi: Proposed internal and external alterations to approved four semi-detached villas in PA513/20 including proposed excavation of two basements in total including b
- PA/04717/23 Swieqi: Renewal of PA5503/18 - Proposed excavation of basement and constructionof detached apartments over three floorsand receded floor. Proposed constructionof pool a
- PA/01116/21 Swieqi: To sanction minor internal and external alterations to dwelling and basement garage approved by PA 6158/98 including shifting of doors, walls and windows at all
- PA/00547/21 Swieqi: Minor alterations to existing foundations to extend existing dwelling at lower floors. Development includes minor excavation works.
- PA/01036/20 Swieqi: Proposed extension and alterations existing building plus subdivision of existing maisonette into two units.
- PA/00513/20 Swieqi: Renewal of permit PA/03327/10 - construction of 4 maisonette units at levels 0 and 1 with underlying basement level -1 for storage and garages.
Other streets in Swieqi: Triq il-Qasam, Triq is-Swieqi, Triq tal-Ibrag, Triq Sant' Andrija, Triq il-Madliena, Triq is-Sidra, Triq il-Hemel, Triq it-Tiben, Triq il-Molletta, Triq is-Sirk, Triq il-Keffa, Triq il-Giebja.