--- title: "Triq il-Maghsar, Zabbar: planning applications, height limit and decisions | PropertyList" url: https://propertylist.mt/area/zabbar/triq-il-maghsar source: PropertyList (propertylist.mt), from the Malta Planning Authority's public register retrieved: 2026-11-02 --- > Triq il-Maghsar, Zabbar: 7 planning applications, 100% granted, official limit 3 floors plus semi-basement, typically 4 floors granted. Conditions,… Planning applications › Area intelligence › Zabbar › Triq il-Maghsar # Triq il-Maghsar, Zabbar: planning intelligence 7 applications on record: 5 granted, 0 refused, 0 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 10 residential units granted. 2 new in the last 12 months. ## 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 67% of the street; elsewhere along it 3 Floors plus basement-Subject to Policy SMCO01,. Policy zones along the street: Residential Areas-SMHO 02 (91%); Category 1 Settlements SMSE 05, SMSE 06 (9%). The 2006 local plan limit here is 3 floors plus semi-basement; granted buildings are typically 4 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 Areas-SMHO 02 (91% of the frontage); Category 1 Settlements SMSE 05, SMSE 06 (9% of the frontage). ## Height precedents - [**PA/01212/26** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01212-26/zabbar-demolish-existing-terraced-house): To demolish existing terraced house, excavate basement and reservoir, construction basement garages and one maisonette at ground floor level, 1 apartment at 1st Granted, validated 25 February 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor, decided 11 May 2026 ## What the planning files say No eapps planning files have been read for Triq il-Maghsar yet. ## Latest applications on Triq il-Maghsar - [**PA/02026/26** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02026-26/zabbar-sanction-existing-property-over-approved-permit-pa-00055-97): To sanction existing property over approved permit PA/00055/97. Granted, validated 20 April 2026 - [**PA/01212/26** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-01212-26/zabbar-demolish-existing-terraced-house): To demolish existing terraced house, excavate basement and reservoir, construction basement garages and one maisonette at ground floor level, 1 apartment at 1st Granted, validated 25 February 2026, 4 floors plus a receded floor - [**PA/06645/24** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-06645-24/zabbar-sanction-existing-changes-from-approved-pa-00055-97): To sanction existing changes from approved PA/00055/97, and propose the division of existing apartment into two separate units. Granted, validated 15 November 2024 - [**PA/04331/24** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-04331-24/zabbar-sanctioning-of-facade-due-to-materials-change): Proposed sanctioning of facade due to materials change, sanctioning of third floor level due to changes in layout and use as residence from approved permit PA10 Granted, validated 23 October 2024 - [**PA/00992/23** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00992-23/zabbar-renewal-to-pa3925-18): Renewal to PA3925/18 (To sanction minor alterations to existing building including extents of plot and building. To propose the construction of an extension at Granted, validated 27 March 2023 - [**PA/02105/22** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-02105-22/zabbar-sanction-differences-from-pa5849-02-and-to-carry): To sanction differences from PA5849/02 and to carry out internal alterations, demolition of rooms at back of property to enlarge backyard, construction of rooms Status being checked - [**PA/00343/20** Zabbar](https://propertylist.mt/permit/PA-00343-20/zabbar-sanction-extension-of-kitchen-in-backyard-and): To sanction extension of kitchen in backyard and maisonette as built and proposed widening of internal opening between living and kitchen. 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