Triq Toni Zahra, Zejtun: planning intelligence
11 applications on record: 8 granted, 1 refused, 0 pending (89% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 4 floors. 22 residential units granted. 2 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map ZN4): 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.
Policy zones along the street: Residential Area-SMHOO2.SMSE04 (73%); Sports Facilities/Recreation-SMRE01 (27%).
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 Area-SMHOO2.SMSE04 (73% of the frontage); Sports Facilities/Recreation-SMRE01 (27% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/02650/25 Zejtun: To demolish existing terraced house, excavate one basement level and construction of three garages for private parking at basement level overlying one maisonett
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/06934/25 Zejtun: To demolish existing terraced house, excavate for basement garages and construct 1 maisonette with back garages, 3 apartments and a penthouse with a pool at upp
Latest applications on Triq Toni Zahra
- PA/03497/26 Zejtun: To divide approved duplex penthouse into one bedroom apartment at third floor level and two bedroom duplex penthouse at third and fourth floor level, incl. mino
- PA/01071/26 Zejtun: Changes to development approved in PA2650/25, including demolition of the adjacent existing terraced house and construction of seven garages at basement level,
- PA/06934/25 Zejtun: To demolish existing terraced house, excavate for basement garages and construct 1 maisonette with back garages, 3 apartments and a penthouse with a pool at upp
- PA/04698/25 Zejtun: To sanction internal and external changes to existing first floor maisonette with own airspace, approved by virtue of PA6032/99, including change in site config
- PA/02650/25 Zejtun: To demolish existing terraced house, excavate one basement level and construction of three garages for private parking at basement level overlying one maisonett
- PA/01650/25 Zejtun: To sanction of a roof drying area structure on the second floor, along with a study and a small box storage on the ground floor, and the removal of existing sol
- PA/01177/25 Zejtun: Proposed construction of agricultural store with reservoir and pump room and reconstruction of rubble wall and installation of gate.
- PA/05401/24 Zejtun: To sanction internal and external differences from approved development permission PA/1097/99.
- PA/04712/23 Zejtun: Sanctioning of differences from PA6576/19. Such as changes in room uses, displacement of walls, etc.
- PA/00101/23 Zejtun: To sanction as built garages for which permits have not been traced and sanctioning of overlying domestic stores.
- PA/00815/21 Zejtun: To sanction changes to building from those approved in PA6032/99, namely changes to the footprint, height and configuration of the washroom at roof level.
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