The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has informed that a total of 347 private housing schemes situated in the districts of Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib and Kasur of Lahore Division were illegal, including 98 situated in the provincial metropolis.
According to a LDA's spokesperson here on Monday, the prospective buyers of plots in private housing schemes/land sub-divisions have been advised not to purchase property in any of these schemes, until the scheme/land sub-division has been approved by the LDA. They had also been advised to get information about the legality of the scheme from LDA.
In Lahore, as many as 69 illegal schemes were located in the jurisdiction of TMA Nishtar Town, 14 were in Wagha Town, 10 in Iqbal Town while five were in Aziz Bhatti Town. The 69 schemes in Nishtar Town were Alam Residency, Vital Premium, Anwar Town, Badar Colony, Bilal Town, Fatima Houses, Gillani Homes, Gillani Park-I, Gillani Park-II, Green Cap H/S, Iqbal Park, Al-Madina Town H/S Gulshan-e-Amin, Haji Amanat Ali Estate, Hajveri Gardens, Ideal Garden H/S, Koh-e-Noor H/S, Malik Park, Mian Qasim Estate, Sadaat Colony, Waheed Brothers, Gul Nishan H/S, Haji Amanat Ali Shah, Heaven Homes, Islam Park H/S, Johar Villas H/S, Jamal Homes, (Prime Homes), Prime Homes, Judicial Avenue H/S, Mahnoor Villas, Rehman Park, Nasir Colony ,Park View Villas, Sub-Division adjacent to T&T H/S, Villas Adjacent to Abpara H/S, Mian Farm Houses, Mustafa Town, Ghousia Colony, Aazan Housing Scheme, 1384 K Housing Scheme, Abdullah Park Housing Scheme, Abdullah Park Housing Scheme, Al-Rehman Foundation Housing Scheme, Badar Colony, Elite Town, Gulberg Park Housing Scheme, Haji Park Housing Scheme, Sabir Estate-II Housing Scheme, Madina View Housing Scheme, Mian Ji Abdullah Housing Scheme, Akhtarabad H/S,Al-Haram Gardens,Aziz Colony, Bilal Town,Faisal Town,Faisal Town PhII, Gulberg Park, Indus Estate, Lahore Garden, New Gulshan-e-Lahore, Olympic Village, Roshan Town, Subhan Garden, Grand Avenue, Rehan Garden, Pearl Garden, Madina Avenue, Nazir Garden and Zain Homes.
The names of 14 illegal schemes in Wahga Town were Shareef Park, Hakim Town, Jeeva Park, Tayyab Town, Feroz Park, Al-Madina Garden, Khabar Garden, Ali Alam Garden, Tufail Garden, Rizwan Garden near Canal, Lahore Medical Housing Scheme Phase I, Lahore Medical Housing Scheme Phase II, Asad Town and Garrison Garden Phase III.
The names of 10 schemes in Iqbal Town were Abdullah Town, Amna Park, Hafiz Town, Husnain Park, LDA Employees Housing Society, Jameel Park, Pak Town, Rana Town, Doctor Society and Sub-Division adjacent to Sultan Town. The names of five illegal schemes in Aziz Bhatti Town were Hajeri, Mian Aziz Garden, Paragon City/ Emperial Homes, IBL Homes and Arshad Garden.
LDA has informed that under the LDA Act 1975, except LDA, no other Authority or Town Municipal Administration/ Tehsil Municipal Administration or any local body or any other Government Agency was authorised to approve any private housing scheme/ land sub-divisions in Lahore Division after 19.09.2013. Any approval granted by any other Authority or Town Municipal Administration/ Tehsil Municipal Administration or any local body or any other Government Agency in Lahore Division, after 19.09.2013, was not valid and lawful.
Sponsors of the housing schemes and land sub-divisions were not allowed to develop the scheme without LDA approval. Launching/development of scheme without approval of LDA and publication of advertisement without obtaining NOC are illegal actions and are punishable under LDA Act 1975, spokesman added.
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