ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (APP): Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to strictly ask owners of housing societies and schemes to implement CDA and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Zoning Regulation. Offices of a number of illegal housing schemes and societies have been sealed.
According to detail, Islamabad was divided into 5 zones according to the ICT Zoning Regulation of 1992. Under zoning regulation the planning and development for housing schemes can be done in the E-11 sector of Zone 1, a CDA official said. Similarly, work could also be done in Zone 2 and 5.
CDA amended the zoning regulation in 2010 and allowed the Housing scheme and Agro farm scheme in Zone 4. Zone 4 was further divided into 4 sub-zones. Planning and development of private schemes were being made under SRO64(I)2020. Two directorates of CDA regulate them.
The department of Housing is carrying out the planning and development of Housing Zone 2 and 5. Whereas the official said Regional Planning Directorate regulates planning and development of zone 4.
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The authority was also receiving suggestions to deal with the illegal housing schemes. A few days back CDA sealed the offices of illegal housing schemes including Ayesha Town, Islamabad Cooperate Housing Scheme, Gulf Residencia, Royal City, Royal Residencia, Dream Land City, Babar enclave, Ideal Residencia, Rawal Enclave, and Yar Muhammad Society.
However, CDA was unable to plan any action against old housing societies, which have committed a glaring violation of the layout plan after getting a No objection Certificate.
In most of the cases, they have turned residential areas into commercial areas. In some cases, the housing societies have converted playgrounds and parks into commercial centers in the past but CDA took no action.
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