Triq il-Qantar, Swieqi: planning intelligence
10 applications on record: 7 granted, 0 refused, 2 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 12 residential units granted. 5 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map SW4): 3 Floors with semi-basement, an overall height of 15.40 m (16.30 m with a basement, 17.50 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors with semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, and the tallest grants went above the 2006 limit (later policy, DC15 and the 2024 height rules, allows more in places).
Height precedents
- PA/08067/25 Swieqi: To sanction minor internal and external alterations over site covered by PB/2768/88. To partly demolish existing elevated first floor Maisonette, and construct
- PA/00996/24 Swieqi: Proposed excavation and construction of a semi-basement level for the use of private car parking and the construction of 4 overlying floors, and a recessed floo
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/06795/26 Swieqi: To excavate and construct semi-basement garages, Class 4B retail shop including sign and secondary access to garages approved in PA/02370/16, 8 overlying apartm
- PA/04190/26 Swieqi: Proposal includes sanctioning to layout of semi-basement garage and changes to the staircase leading to the elevated ground floor maisonette from the approved P
Latest applications on Triq il-Qantar
- PA/06795/26 Swieqi: To excavate and construct semi-basement garages, Class 4B retail shop including sign and secondary access to garages approved in PA/02370/16, 8 overlying apartm
- PA/04190/26 Swieqi: Proposal includes sanctioning to layout of semi-basement garage and changes to the staircase leading to the elevated ground floor maisonette from the approved P
- PA/04002/26 Swieqi: To make minor internal and external alterations to ground floor units in PA/1933/23 including an addition of 2 units.
- PA/08067/25 Swieqi: To sanction minor internal and external alterations over site covered by PB/2768/88. To partly demolish existing elevated first floor Maisonette, and construct
- PA/06381/25 Swieqi: To sanction minor internal and external alterations to existing garage with previously approved permit PB/01047/90.
- PA/02080/25 Swieqi: To propose demolishing of the existing structure while retaining the semi-basement slab. Proposal includes constructing additional floors to create a total of f
- PA/01968/24 Swieqi: To construct apartment at receded level.
- PA/00996/24 Swieqi: Proposed excavation and construction of a semi-basement level for the use of private car parking and the construction of 4 overlying floors, and a recessed floo
- PA/07265/23 Swieqi: Change of use of habitable rooms from permit PA6284/16.
- PA/00563/22 Swieqi: To sanction internal and external alterations incl. railing at second floor, PV panels over DN1000/14 and construction of 1m parapet wall to screen the PV panel
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-Gizimin, Triq il-Molletta, Triq is-Sirk, Triq il-Keffa.