--- title: "Triq il-Qaws, Ta' Xbiex: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-il-qaws source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-02 --- > Triq il-Qaws, Ta' Xbiex: 3 planning applications, 1 granted, official limit 4 floors, typically 3 floors granted. Conditions, consultees and precedents from… Planning applications › Area intelligence › Ta' Xbiex › Triq il-Qaws # Triq il-Qaws, Ta' Xbiex: planning intelligence 3 applications on record: 1 granted, 0 refused, 1 pending. Granted buildings are typically 3 floors. 6 residential units granted. ## What the local plan allows Official height limit (2006 local plan, map GT2): **4 Floors**, an overall height of 19.90 m (20.80 m with a basement, 22.00 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation. Policy zones along the street: Residential Area NHHO01. The 2006 local plan limit here is 4 floors; granted buildings are typically 3 floors. Along the street the policy map shows Residential Area NHHO01. ## Height precedents - [**PA/04534/23** Ta' Xbiex](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04534-23/ta-xbiex-demolition-of-existing-terraced-house-and-construction): Demolition of existing terraced house and construction of 1 maisonette at ground floor level and 5 overlying apartments including a 3-bedroom duplex unit. Granted, validated 18 October 2023, 3 floors, decided 5 March 2024 ## What the planning files say No eapps planning files have been read for Triq il-Qaws yet. ## Pending now - [**PA/00261/24** Ta' Xbiex](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00261-24/ta-xbiex-minor-alterations-to-approved-pa-08454-21-and-proposed): Proposed minor alterations to approved PA/08454/21 and proposed demolition of existing neighboring property, excavation of one basement floor, construction of b Pending, validated 5 March 2024 ## Latest applications on Triq il-Qaws - [**PA/06531/24** Ta' Xbiex](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06531-24/ta-xbiex-subdivision-of-approved-pa-04534-23-duplex-apartment-into): Subdivision of approved PA/04534/23 duplex apartment into two apartments at levels (05) and (06). Withdrawn, validated 25 September 2024 - [**PA/00261/24** Ta' Xbiex](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00261-24/ta-xbiex-minor-alterations-to-approved-pa-08454-21-and-proposed): Proposed minor alterations to approved PA/08454/21 and proposed demolition of existing neighboring property, excavation of one basement floor, construction of b Pending, validated 5 March 2024 - [**PA/04534/23** Ta' Xbiex](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04534-23/ta-xbiex-demolition-of-existing-terraced-house-and-construction): Demolition of existing terraced house and construction of 1 maisonette at ground floor level and 5 overlying apartments including a 3-bedroom duplex unit. Granted, validated 18 October 2023, 3 floors Other streets in Ta' Xbiex: [Triq ix-Xatt ta' Xbiex](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-ix-xatt-ta-xbiex), [Triq Testaferrata](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-testaferrata), [Triq l-Abate Rigord](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-l-abate-rigord), [Triq Giuseppe Cali'](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-giuseppe-cali), [Triq il-Watar](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-il-watar), [Ix-Xatt Ta' Ta' Xbiex](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/ix-xatt-ta-ta-xbiex), [Triq id-Deffa](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-id-deffa), [Triq il-Halg](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-il-halg), [Triq l-Imradd](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-l-imradd), [Triq Enrico Mizzi](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-enrico-mizzi), [Triq Sir Ugo Mifsud](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-sir-ugo-mifsud), [Triq il-Principessa Margerita](https://propertylist.mt/area/ta-xbiex/triq-il-principessa-margerita).