Which RDA Approved Housing Societies can buyers verify in Rawalpindi in 2026? The answer is more detailed than a simple list of project names. The Rawalpindi Development Authority currently lists 78 records on its Approved Housing Societies portal, but not all projects carry the same status.
Some schemes have a Final NOC Issued. Others are recorded as Town Planning Approved, LOP Approved, Final Sanction Issued, or approved by another authority such as PHATA or a former TMA. A few records also include qualifications related to extensions, pending deeds, or areas that are not approved.
This guide uses the current RDA record rather than treating every project on the portal as having the same NOC status.
2. Faisal Town Phase 1
Faisal Town Phase I is one of the strongest entries for buyers specifically searching for RDA NOC approved societies. On the RDA portal, the project appears as “Faisal Town (Rev & Extension).”
It is located in Chahan, Barkat, Pind Nasralla, and Noughazi, and a Final NOC has been issued over an area measuring 4,735.90 kanals. Phase 1 has been developed and delivered successfully.
2. Faisal Hills
Faisal Hills is located in the Taxila side of Rawalpindi District. RDA currently records Faisal Hills at Pind Gondal, Dhoke Syedo and Mohra Shahwali with a Final NOC issued over an area measuring 11,823 kanal.
There is an important 2026 distinction here. RDA also has a separate entry for Faisal Hills-II. The RDA record currently shows this project as Town Planning Approved over 7,300 kanals, while the transfer and mortgage deed are still in process.
3. Faisal Margalla City
Faisal Margalla City is another Faisal Town Group project with a clear Final NOC entry on RDA’s current portal. The authority places the scheme at Dhoke Jando and Choker and records a Final NOC over 3,671.41 kanal.
Faisal Margalla City is adjacent to the B-17 side of the wider Islamabad-Rawalpindi property market and is a developed residential project. For approval verification, however, the important point is the exact RDA entry and approved land area rather than its proximity to another society.
Complete RDA Approved Societies List & Current Status
| # | Housing Society | Current Status Shown by RDA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society (PECHS) | LOP approved over 3,489 kanal |
| 2 | Al Haram City Phase 1 | LOP approved |
| 3 | Kingdom Valley | Approved by PHATA over 103 kanal 15 marla |
| 4 | Forest Town | Approved by PHATA |
| 5 | Tariq Sharif Smart City | Approved by PHATA over 763 kanal 8 marla |
| 6 | Prism Town | Approved by PHATA over 102 kanal |
| 7 | OGDC Housing Society | Approved |
| 8 | Lake Vista Residencia | In RDA jurisdiction but approved by TMA Potohar Town; RDA also notes illegal advertising as Rawal City |
| 9 | T & T Employees Cooperative Housing Society | Town Planning Approved |
| 10 | Faisal Hills-II | Town Planning Approved over 7,300 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed under process |
| 11 | Al-Khan Enclave | Town Planning Approved over 104 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed under process |
| 12 | Taj Residencia | Final NOC issued over 224 kanal |
| 13 | Bahria Town Phase-VIII, Shahpur | Town Planning Approved over 5,954 kanal; transfer deed and bank guarantee submitted in place of mortgage deed |
| 14 | Marble Arch Enclave | Final NOC issued over 1,278.5 kanal |
| 15 | Utility Cooperative Employees Housing Society | Final sanction not granted |
| 16 | Commoners Sky Garden | Final NOC issued |
| 17 | Faisal Margalla City | Final NOC issued over 3,671.41 kanal |
| 18 | Faisal Hills | Final NOC issued over 11,823 kanal |
| 19 | New City Housing Scheme Phase II | Approved by TMA Hassan Abdal over 1,832 kanal; planning permission for 2,005 kanal under process in RDA |
| 20 | Rawalpindi Railway Employees Cooperative Housing Society | Final sanction not granted |
| 21 | Shifa Cooperative Housing Scheme | Town Planning Approved over 206 kanal; transfer deed submitted and mortgage deed pending |
| 22 | Rail View Housing Scheme | Town Planning Approved over 183.54 kanal |
| 23 | Judicial Employees Cooperative Housing Society | Town Planning Approved over 305.87 kanal; scheme complete at site and completion certificate issued |
| 24 | Fizaia Housing Scheme | Town Planning Approved over 461 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed pending |
| 25 | Doctors Town Cooperative Housing Society | Town Planning Approved over 387.43 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed pending |
| 26 | PARC Cooperative Housing Scheme | Town Planning Approved over 501.70 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed submitted |
| 27 | Municipal Corporation Cooperative Housing Scheme, Sector A & B | Merged in DHA |
| 28 | Golden Jubilee Cooperative Housing | Town Planning Approved over 291 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed under process |
| 29 | Bahria Paradise | Town Planning Approved over 164.64 kanal; RDA notes scheme now falls in ICT area |
| 30 | Eastridge Housing Scheme | Town Planning Approved over 391.59 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed pending |
| 31 | Safari Villas-II | Town Planning Approved over 310.75 kanal; transfer deed and bank guarantee submitted in place of mortgage deed |
| 32 | Army Welfare Housing Scheme (Defense-I) | Phase I merged in DHA |
| 33 | Rabia Bungalows | Town Planning Approved over 52.20 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed pending |
| 34 | Bahria Town Phase I, II & III (Partially) | Town Planning Approved over 2,368.14 kanal; transfer deed and bank guarantee submitted in place of mortgage deed |
| 35 | Safari Enclave II | Land subdivision approved over 98 kanal |
| 36 | Bostan Avenue Housing Scheme | Town Planning Approved over 312.87 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed pending |
| 37 | Safari Villas-I | Town Planning Approved over 562.05 kanal; transfer deed and bank guarantee submitted in place of mortgage deed |
| 38 | Sanober City | Town Planning Approved over 407.35 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed pending |
| 39 | Clifton Town | Town Planning Approved over 700 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed pending |
| 40 | Revenue Employees Cooperative Housing Society | Town Planning Approved by RDA; scheme sold to GHQ (Askari 14) |
| 41 | Kehkashan Town | Town Planning Approved over 405.36 kanal; transfer deed submitted and mortgage deed pending |
| 42 | Abad Cooperative Housing Society (Gulshan-e-Abad) | Town Planning Approved over 2,500 kanal; extension and Sector 4 recorded as illegal |
| 43 | Garden Villas | Town Planning Approved over 1,342.50 kanal; merged in DHA |
| 44 | Bahria Town Phase-VIII, Gali | LOP approved over 11,545.85 kanal |
| 45 | CBR Town Phase-II | Town Planning Approved over 1,388.40 kanal; transfer deed submitted and mortgage deed pending |
| 46 | Kohsar View Housing Project | Town Planning Approved over 600 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed under process |
| 47 | Gulshan-e-Fatima | Town Planning Approved over 279 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed pending |
| 48 | Foreign Office Employees Cooperative Housing Society | Town Planning Approved over 1,638.50 kanal; transfer deed submitted and mortgage deed pending |
| 49 | Up-Country Enclosure | Town Planning Approved over 2,014.42 kanal; transfer deed submitted and mortgage deed pending |
| 50 | University Town | Town Planning Approved over 3,454 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed under process |
| 51 | Tarnol Housing Scheme | Approved by District Council over 3,828 kanal; not endorsed by RDA yet; revised plan and extension under process |
| 52 | Shalimar Town | Final sanction issued over 915.8 kanal |
| 53 | Khudadad City including Airport Enclave | Revised Town Planning Approved over 1,351 kanal |
| 54 | Pakistan Atomic Energy Employees Cooperative Housing Society | Approved by TMA; court case noted |
| 55 | Silver City | Final NOC issued over 241.14 kanal |
| 56 | Qurtaba City | Approved by TMA over 7,148 kanal; extension recorded as illegal |
| 57 | Shahbaz Villas | Land subdivision approved over 2.5 kanal |
| 58 | French Housing Scheme | Town Planning Approved over 101 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed under process |
| 59 | Kohistan Enclave | Approved over 599 kanal |
| 60 | Multi Gardens | Approved over 19,263.4 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed under process |
| 61 | Rabia Residency | Approved by TMA over 314.37 kanal |
| 62 | Banker City | Approved over 212.99 kanal; court case noted |
| 63 | Pakistan Government Employees Cooperative Housing Society | Approved over 330.92 kanal |
| 64 | Safari Valley | Approved by TMA over 6,199.81 kanal; revised plan under process in RDA |
| 65 | PIA Officers Cooperative Housing Society | Approved over 1,212 kanal |
| 66 | Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society, K, K-Ext & M Block | Town Planning Approved over 1,576 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed in process |
| 67 | Faisal Town (Rev & Extension) | Final NOC issued over 4,735.90 kanal |
| 68 | Capital Smart City | Approved over 7,376 kanal |
| 69 | Taj Residencia Extension | Revised plan and extension under process over 2,200 kanal |
| 70 | Elite Reverie Housing (Eighteen) | Town Planning Approved over 4,839 kanal; transfer and mortgage deed under process |
| 71 | Gandhara City (Revised & Extension) | Revised and extension LOP technically approved |
| 72 | Airport Green Garden (Revised & Extension) | Approved over 4,083.6 kanal; extension approved over 924.5 kanal |
| 73 | Top City | Approved over 9,681 kanal |
| 74 | Rehbar Colony | Final sanction issued over 175.04 kanal |
| 75 | Mumtaz City | Approved over 3,328.79 kanal; extension Town Planning Approved over 1,502.58 kanal, with deeds in process |
| 76 | Silver City Prime | LOP approved |
| 77 | Aamin Housing One | LOP approved |
| 78 | Saffron City | LOP approved |
What Do RDA Approval Status Terms Mean?
Final NOC Issued
This is the clearest NOC wording used on the current RDA portal.
Town Planning Approved
This indicates planning approval, but the RDA record may still mention additional steps such as transfer deeds, mortgage deeds, or bank guarantees.
LOP Approved
LOP refers to Layout Plan approval. An approved layout should not automatically be described as a Final NOC if RDA does not use that wording for the scheme.
Approved by PHATA or TMA
Some projects on the RDA portal carry approval from another authority. RDA specifically advises the public to obtain updated information about schemes approved by PHATA directly from PHATA.
For a fuller explanation of the role of a No Objection Certificate in property, read our guide on What is NOC
How to Check RDA Approval Online
If you want to know how to check RDA approval, use the official RDA housing-societies portal rather than an image shared by a dealer or an old social-media post.
- Open the official Rawalpindi Development Authority website.
- Go to the Approved Housing Societies section.
- Search the exact project name.
- Check the location to make sure you have found the correct scheme.
- Read the complete Current Status field.
- Open the available LOP or related documents where provided.
- Check the exact phase, extension, and approved land area.
RDA itself warns users not to rely on screenshots of its approval page circulating on social media. The authority recommends checking the website in real time because scheme records can change.
Why the Exact Phase and Extension Matter
A society name alone cannot confirm the status of every property sold under that brand. Bahria Town appears through multiple records with different planning statuses.
Before buying, match the plot with the exact phase, block, and approved area rather than asking only whether the overall society is RDA approved.
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FAQs
Is Faisal Town Phase I RDA approved?
Yes. The current RDA portal lists “Faisal Town (Rev & Extension)” with a Final NOC issued over an area measuring 4,735.90 kanals.
Is Faisal Hills RDA approved?
RDA currently records Faisal Hills with a Final NOC issued over 11,823 kanals.
Is Faisal Margalla City RDA approved?
Yes. The current RDA record states that a Final NOC has been issued for Faisal Margalla City over an area measuring 3,671.41 kanals.
How can I check the RDA NOC status of a housing society?
Search the exact project on RDA’s official Approved Housing Societies portal and read its Current Status field. Before relying on the result, check the phase, location, approved area, and any separate extension entry carefully.
Does LOP Approved mean Final NOC Issued?
No. LOP Approved and Final NOC Issued are not the same. LOP means the Layout Plan has been approved, while Final NOC is a separate approval stage.
Final Thoughts
A reliable 2026 guide to RDA Approved Housing Societies should do more than reproduce a long list of names. The current RDA portal contains 78 records with several different approval descriptions, and those differences matter.
Faisal Town Phase I, Faisal Hills, and Faisal Margalla City currently have clear Final NOC entries on the RDA portal. Other schemes may have Town Planning approval, LOP approval, Final Sanction, another authority’s approval, or qualifications affecting an extension or additional land.
Use this list to shortlist a project, then return to the official RDA portal for a live check before making a payment. Finally, verify the individual property and its documents.
