AllotmentThe assigning of a plot to a person. Authority pages use the word this way without defining it. RUDA’s Chahar Bagh page tells people to check the ballot result to find out whether they have been allotted a plot. CDA says that in private housing schemes allotments and plot transfers are made by the sponsors, without any check or involvement of CDA, and that for co-operative housing societies the Registrar, Co-operative Societies (ICT) handles allotment or auction of plots. So an allotment letter is a document from the society or sponsor.
This term is described by how authorities use it. It is not a formal definition.
Sources: RUDA, Chahar Bagh page; CDA, Private Housing Schemes page
BallotingSeveral authorities and societies publish ballot results: LDA (ballot results page), DHA Karachi (ballot results page) and CDA (balloting announcements page). RUDA says its ballot result page shows whether you have been allotted a plot. The rules of each ballot are set by the scheme or authority, so read its own notice.
This term is described by how authorities use it. It is not a formal definition.
Sources: LDA, ballot results; DHA Karachi, ballot results; CDA, balloting announcements; RUDA, Chahar Bagh Enclave
KanalPunjab rulesA size of land equal to twenty marlas, under the Punjab Private Housing Schemes Rules 2022. How many square feet that is depends on the marla size used. See marla.
Sources: Punjab Private Housing Schemes Rules 2022, rule 2(1) (Punjab Gazette Extraordinary, 26 December 2022) · See also: Area converter
Layout plan (LOP)Islamabad (CDA)In CDA’s two-step approval of private schemes, the layout plan (LOP) is approved first. CDA says development must follow the approved layout plan: it issues a completion certificate after development in the scheme as per the approved layout plan. Other authorities may use the term differently.
Sources: CDA, Private Housing Schemes page
MarlaPunjab rules; differs elsewhereA unit of plot size. The Punjab Private Housing Schemes Rules 2022 define it as 225 square feet in Lahore district and 272 square feet in other districts of Punjab, for the purposes of those rules. The Federal Board of Revenue’s Gujranwala valuation notification (S.R.O. 337(I)/2022) notes that in the case of housing societies a marla consists of 225 square feet. The size of a marla differs by society and region, and we did not find a source that defines it for Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan or Islamabad. Check the size in your own documents.
Sources: Punjab Private Housing Schemes Rules 2022, rule 2(1) (Punjab Gazette Extraordinary, 26 December 2022); FBR, S.R.O. 337(I)/2022 (Gujranwala valuation) · See also: Area converter
No Objection Certificate (NOC)Islamabad (CDA)In CDA’s two-step approval of private schemes, an NOC for development of the scheme is issued after the layout plan is approved and subsequent formalities are completed. CDA says sponsors can start development work and the sale of plots after obtaining the NOC from CDA. CDA lists schemes it says have no approval or NOC as illegal. Other authorities may use the term differently.
Sources: CDA, Private Housing Schemes page; CDA, Illegal Private Housing Schemes page
PossessionDHA Lahore publishes “Possession” dates by phase and sector, for example sector M on 30 March 2026, and posts possession-opening notices. The page does not define the term. What possession means for your plot, and its conditions, are set by your society, so read the society’s own notice.
This term is described by how authorities use it. It is not a formal definition.
Sources: DHA Lahore, Possession
