Triq Guze' D' Amato, Tarxien: planning intelligence
9 applications on record: 6 granted, 0 refused, 2 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 5 floors. 12 residential units granted. 4 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map TA2): 2 Floors, 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.
Policy zones along the street: Residential Area-SMHOO2, SMSE04 (42%); Archaeological Site-SMCO04 (35%); Residential Amenity Improvement Action Area SMHO01 (23%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 2 floors; 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).
Along the street the policy map shows Residential Area-SMHOO2, SMSE04 (42% of the frontage); Archaeological Site-SMCO04 (35% of the frontage); Residential Amenity Improvement Action Area SMHO01 (23% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/07607/25 Tarxien: Proposal of additional floors on existing floors those including third and fourth floor and internal alterations.
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/07629/26 Tarxien: Change of use to approved private garage (PA/84/26) to public service garage.
- PA/05215/26 Tarxien: Proposed demolition of an existing terraced house and construction of three basement garages, an elevated ground floor maisonette and four overlying apartments.
Latest applications on Triq Guze' D' Amato
- PA/07629/26 Tarxien: Change of use to approved private garage (PA/84/26) to public service garage.
- PA/05215/26 Tarxien: Proposed demolition of an existing terraced house and construction of three basement garages, an elevated ground floor maisonette and four overlying apartments.
- PA/00947/26 Tarxien: To sanction minor changes to an apartment (shifting of walls) from that approved by virtue of PA/05335/10.
- PA/00084/26 Tarxien: To sanction garage as built from approved PA/04449/85.
- PA/07607/25 Tarxien: Proposal of additional floors on existing floors those including third and fourth floor and internal alterations.
- PA/03633/25 Tarxien: To sanction layout of existing garage, including the height, from PA/05335/10. To propose a change of use from garage to a Class 4B Shop including a sign.
- PA/02356/24 Tarxien: Demolition of existing dwellings retaining existing front facade and reconstruction of two ground floor maisonettes with overlying seven apartments including al
- PA/01666/23 Tarxien: To sanction alterations from that approved in PA/02926/18 and to carry out internal and external alterations to subdivide existing residential unit into two sep
- PA/03076/21 Tarxien: To sanction lightweight storage room at roof level of a pre-1968 apartment block
Other streets in Tarxien: Triq Santa Marija, Triq id-Dejma, Triq Xintill, Triq is-Sorijiet, Triq San Tumas, Triq l-Annunzjata, Triq Sammat, Triq Paola, Triq Dun Karm Sant, Triq Hal Luqa, Triq San Anard, Triq Santu Wistin.