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title: "Triq il-Barumbara, Zabbar: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList"
url: https://propertylist.mt/area/zabbar/triq-il-barumbara
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> Triq il-Barumbara, Zabbar: 3 planning applications, 100% granted, official limit 3 floors plus semi-basement, typically 5 floors granted. Conditions,…

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# Triq il-Barumbara, Zabbar: planning intelligence

3 applications on record: 3 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 5 floors. 12 residential units granted.

## What the local plan allows

Official height limit (2006 local plan, map ZA4): **3 Floors plus 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 along 62% of the street; elsewhere along it 3 Floors plus basement-Subject to Policy SMCO01,.

The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors plus 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/02870/24** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02870-24/zabbar-construct-a-residential-block-over-basement-airspace): To construct a residential block over basement airspace subject to application PA3154/24 comprising five floors, consisting of a total of 12 units Granted, validated 7 August 2024, 5 floors, decided 6 May 2025

## What the planning files say

No eapps planning files have been read for Triq il-Barumbara yet.

## Latest applications on Triq il-Barumbara

- [**PA/07833/24** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07833-24/zabbar-sanctioning-of-minor-differences-from-the-approved): Sanctioning of minor differences from the approved permit PA3936/08. Granted, validated 16 January 2025
- [**PA/06540/24** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06540-24/zabbar-sanctioning-of-existing-domestic-store-in-development): Sanctioning of existing domestic store in development permitted under PB317/79. Granted, validated 18 December 2024
- [**PA/02870/24** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02870-24/zabbar-construct-a-residential-block-over-basement-airspace): To construct a residential block over basement airspace subject to application PA3154/24 comprising five floors, consisting of a total of 12 units Granted, validated 7 August 2024, 5 floors

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