Triq il-Wasliet, Swieqi: planning intelligence
7 applications on record: 5 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 5 floors. 3 residential units granted. 1 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 5 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/00057/25 Swieqi: Alterations to existing basement, ground and first floor and construction of 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors and 5 overlying residential units..
- PA/05892/25 Swieqi: Changes to existing common area and including installation of lift. Full demolition of flat 3 at current receded third floor and construction of flat 3 at third
What the planning files say
Latest applications on Triq il-Wasliet
- PA/00480/26 Swieqi: Extension at fifth floor inline with the approved stairwell in PA/05892/25 to create a duplex residential unit at fourth and fifth floor.
- PA/06237/25 Swieqi: Sanctioning of alterations, from the parking spaces approved as per PA 708/05 to the existing two-car garage.
- PA/05892/25 Swieqi: Changes to existing common area and including installation of lift. Full demolition of flat 3 at current receded third floor and construction of flat 3 at third
- PA/04211/25 Swieqi: Change of garage door material.
- PA/00057/25 Swieqi: Alterations to existing basement, ground and first floor and construction of 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors and 5 overlying residential units..
- PA/01618/23 Swieqi: Minor changes to existing duplex apartment, and construction of domestic store and small pool at roof level.
- PA/02112/22 Swieqi: To construct additional apartment and penthouse with a different layout from that approved in PA04484/15, and carry out alterations to existing facade.
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.