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CDA Grants In-Principle Approval to Five Major Islamabad Projects, Including 45-Storey Blue Area Tower
By Mariam Khan
Real Estate Analyst
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By Mariam Khan
Real Estate Analyst
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The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Design Vetting Committee has granted in-principle approval to five building projects in Islamabad, according to an official CDA announcement dated October 25, 2026. These are preliminary approvals. Final building approvals remain subject to regulatory and technical requirements. No project has been approved for construction on the strength of this announcement alone.
The heights are approximate, as reported. The announcement as reported does not give the developers' names, the project costs or the floor areas, so we do not state them.
An in-principle approval from a design vetting committee clears the broad design concept. It does not replace the later approvals needed to build, and it does not set a construction start date. The reports we have seen do not list the remaining requirements, so we do not describe them. CDA's own notices are published on its public notices page.
The announcement does not give construction timelines, the conditions attached to the approvals or the expected number of units. It also does not say whether any of the five projects has already started building. We make no estimate.
If the projects go ahead, they could expand Islamabad's commercial and residential property supply, particularly in Blue Area. In-principle approval is an early step, so the supply is not yet on the ground. No effect on prices or rents has been established.
Buyers approached with off-plan sales of these projects should ask for the final approvals and the developer's NOC status in writing before paying. In-principle approval alone is not a basis for booking. The signals to watch are the final building approvals, the start of construction and any CDA notice on the conditions set.