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title: "Triq il-Karmnu, Zabbar: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList"
url: https://propertylist.mt/area/zabbar/triq-il-karmnu
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> Triq il-Karmnu, Zabbar: 3 planning applications, 2 granted, official limit 3 floors plus basement-subject to policy smco01,, typically 4 floors granted.…

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# Triq il-Karmnu, Zabbar: planning intelligence

3 applications on record: 2 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending. Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 3 residential units granted.

## What the local plan allows

Official height limit (2006 local plan, map ZA4): **3 Floors plus basement-Subject to Policy SMCO01,**, 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 66% of the street; elsewhere along it 3 Floors plus semi-basement.

Policy zones along the street: Residential Areas-SMHO 02 (71%); Residential Amenity Improvement Action Areas-SMHO 01 (29%).

The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors plus basement-subject to policy smco01,; granted buildings are typically 4 floors, and some 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 Areas-SMHO 02 (71% of the frontage); Residential Amenity Improvement Action Areas-SMHO 01 (29% of the frontage).

## Height precedents

- [**PA/07426/24** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07426-24/zabbar-internal-external-alterations-including-demolition-to-form-comm): Proposed internal/external alterations including demolition to form common stairs/ lift. To demolish first floor roof and construct at a lower level. Constructi Granted, validated 30 October 2024, 4 floors, decided 11 November 2025
- [**PA/06073/25** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06073-25/zabbar-proposal-internal-and-external-alterations-to-existing): Proposal internal and external alterations to existing dwelling which includes extension at ground and first floors as well as construction of washroom at roof Granted, validated 14 October 2025, 2 floors

## What the planning files say

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

## Latest applications on Triq il-Karmnu

- [**PA/06073/25** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06073-25/zabbar-proposal-internal-and-external-alterations-to-existing): Proposal internal and external alterations to existing dwelling which includes extension at ground and first floors as well as construction of washroom at roof Granted, validated 14 October 2025, 2 floors
- [**PA/07426/24** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-07426-24/zabbar-internal-external-alterations-including-demolition-to-form-comm): Proposed internal/external alterations including demolition to form common stairs/ lift. To demolish first floor roof and construct at a lower level. Constructi Granted, validated 30 October 2024, 4 floors
- [**PA/01528/21** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01528-21/zabbar-sanction-minor-discrepancies-between-approved-pb-2716-88): To sanction minor discrepancies between approved PB 2716/88 and garage as built Status being checked

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