Lahore: The authorities concerned on Friday reviewed the amendments proposed to the Lahore Development Authority (LDA)’s Private Housing Schemes Rules, 2014, and the draft Land Use Rules 2020, according to news sources.
Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Social Welfare Raja Basharat presided over the meeting. Provincial Minister for Housing and Urban Development Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, along with LDA representatives, were all present at the occasion.
According to the proposals, builders/developers
are required to seek LDA’s approval prior to commencing with the launch of
their residential schemes. Further, the master plan for the schemes should be
exhibited to the general public prior to the launch.
Moreover, LDA has prohibited the development of new schemes under the names that are already in LDA records. However, extensions/phases can be added. Also, for each scheme, 7% of the area is required to be kept open. Plantation of the trees and construction of sidewall is also to be made mandatory.
Other amendments to the LDA Private Housing
Schemes Rules, 2014, and the draft LDA Land Use Rules 2020, are as follows:
The new interior road width for the residential schemes in Lahore would at least be 50 feet, while in the districts outside Lahore, the width of the interior road would be at least 25 feet.
Low-cost housing schemes would reserve 5% open area, 2% land for commercial section, 2% land for the graveyard, and 2% to 10% area for public buildings.
The size of apartment units will be restricted between 3 to 10 marla.
The required maximum height of the building will be 60ft and the minimum width of the internal roads will be specified at 15 ft.
Other residential housing schemes will be required to allocate at least 20% area for flats or plots of 3-5 marla.
Advertisement or marketing of any housing project will be banned until the required fees and other codal formalities are fulfilled.
In addition to controlling the practice of benami properties, LDA is to be kept in the loop with the onward sale/transfer of each plot.
