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CDA Orders Sealing of Kashmir Gardens Offices Over Approval Violations
By Mariam Khan
Real Estate Analyst
3 min read
The Capital Development Authority has escalated enforcement against Kashmir Gardens Agro Farming Scheme, directing the sealing of offices linked to the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Housing Society. The fresh order covers three separate locations, the society's community centre in G-15 Markaz, its site office on Main GT Road, and its site office along Islamabad Expressway.
The Scheme Has Operated for Over a Decade Without Full Approval
According to CDA's own scheme records, Kashmir Gardens covers approximately 2,660 kanals and received provisional approval for its layout plan back in February 2013. More than a decade later, CDA's current record for the scheme states that a No Objection Certificate has still not been issued, meaning the scheme has continued operating on the basis of provisional layout approval alone rather than the full approvals required to lawfully proceed with development, marketing, and sales.
Why This Sealing Order Is a Genuine Escalation
CDA had previously ordered Kashmir Gardens to stop all development, marketing, sales, and plot related activity, which makes this new sealing directive materially different from a repeat of that earlier warning. Ordering three separate offices sealed, the community centre and two distinct site offices along different roads, indicates CDA is now moving to physically shut down the scheme's operational presence rather than relying on a stop work order the sponsors may not have been fully complying with. According to the enforcement report, CDA says the scheme proceeded with development and construction without completing the required layout plan and NOC approvals, which is the specific violation this escalation is responding to.
What Provisional Approval Without an NOC Actually Means for Buyers
A layout plan receiving provisional approval is an early procedural step, not full regulatory clearance, and a scheme that has held only provisional approval for more than a decade without securing a final NOC has effectively never completed the approval process a buyer would normally expect before purchasing a plot with confidence. This distinction matters directly for anyone who may have already booked or purchased a plot in Kashmir Gardens under the assumption that provisional layout approval represented meaningful regulatory backing, when CDA's own records show the scheme still lacks the NOC required for lawful sales and development.
What This Means for Existing and Prospective Buyers
Anyone who has already purchased or booked a plot in Kashmir Gardens Agro Farming Scheme should be aware that CDA considers the scheme's core approvals incomplete after more than a decade, and that the authority is now actively sealing the offices through which the scheme has been operating. Prospective buyers should treat any current marketing of plots in this scheme as occurring in defiance of an active CDA enforcement action, and should verify NOC status directly with CDA before considering any transaction involving Kashmir Gardens.