LDA creates bylaws that permit high rises in cities
On December 5, news sources said that the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) changed the city’s building and construction laws to allow the construction of buildings with more than 7 floors.
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According to new rules, plots of land that are four kanals or bigger can now have buildings with up to seven stories. After a new law was passed, the following restrictions would go into effect:
Raiwind Road, Khyban-e-Jinnah and Shaukat Ali Road
On plots of land of 4 kanal or more, buildings with a ground floor plus 7 stories will be allowed. On plots of land of 2 to 4 kanal, buildings with a ground floor plus 6 stories will be allowed.
On plots of 10 marlas or more, people will be able to build buildings with a ground floor and up to four floors.
For the Johar Town bypass road, the LDA has given permission for buildings with 10 floors and a ground floor to be built on 4 kanal plots. The LDA has also banned the building of warehouses and wholesale markets on newly designated commercial roads in the city. This is done to control traffic flow.
