Taj Residencia Islamabad review: the approved part and the illegal blocks

Taj Residencia is only partly approved. The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) lists a final NOC (no-objection certificate) for just 224 kanal, and its 2,200-kanal extension is still “under process”. Three blocks, Lotus, Cosmos and Blue Bell, are on RDA’s illegal list.

If you buy, pick a plot you can place on RDA’s plan for the 224-kanal NOC area. As of August 2026, Zameen’s average for a 5 marla plot was Rs 89.8 lakh.

Is Taj Residencia RDA approved?

In part. RDA’s approved list, checked on 17 October 2026, has two Taj Residencia records. RDA last updated both on 3 February 2026.

The 224 kanal is the original scheme. RDA’s master plan for it, dated 21 December 2016, shows Blocks A, B and C with 260 residential plots and 37 commercial plots in Mouza Kaak.

The extension plan RDA attaches, dated 27 June 2019, covers 1,907 kanal in Mouza Sheikhpur, with the Lily, Tulip, Orchid and Gardenia blocks and 1,509 plots, including 10 apartment sites. RDA’s list gives the extension as 2,200 kanal, and in either case still calls it “under process”.

Is Taj Residencia CDA approved?

No. Taj Residencia sits just outside Islamabad’s I-14 to I-16 sectors, in Rawalpindi district, so RDA is the approving authority. Zameen’s area guide also places it under RDA. You can check any scheme with our society approval check.

Which Taj Residencia blocks are illegal?

RDA’s illegal list has three Taj Residencia entries, each in “Mouza Kaak and Sheikhpur”:

• Taj Residencia (Lotus Block)
• Taj Residencia (Cosmos Block)
• Taj Residencia (Blue Bell Block)

RDA’s database shows all three were added on 21 May 2026. None of these names appears on either RDA layout plan. No other Taj Residencia block, such as Gardenia, Tulip or Lily, is on the illegal list.

In mid-September 2026, RDA’s planning directorate (MP&TE) served a show cause notice on the owner over alleged publicity and booking of plots in Lotus, Cosmos and Blue Bell. RDA said these blocks are not part of its approved layout plan, and that it had declared the unauthorised extension in Mouza Kak and Sheikhpur illegal (The Nation, 16 Sep 2026).

The owner had seven days to stop, restore the approved layout and reply. The notice says advertising or booking plots before approval breaks the Punjab Development of Cities Act, 1976 and the Punjab Development Authorities Private Housing Scheme Rules, 2021. We found no report of the outcome as of 17 October 2026.

Is there possession in Taj Residencia?

We couldn’t confirm it. Zameen’s undated area guide says Lily, Orchid, Tulip and Gardenia are open for possession, and that later blocks such as Rose, Zinnia and Daffodils are not. We found no RDA record or independent report to back this, so visit the block and see what’s built.

What are Taj Residencia plot prices?

We use Zameen’s index of average asking prices. Asking prices are what sellers ask, not what buyers pay.

The 5 marla average rose 144% from August 2021 to August 2026, and 31% in the last year alone. It peaked at Rs 91.1 lakh in June 2026.

The 10 marla average rose 85% over the same five years, and 14% in the year to August 2026. The index covers Taj Residencia as a whole, not single blocks, so it can’t show prices inside the 224-kanal NOC area.

What about gas, electricity and water?

We couldn’t confirm any of them from SNGPL, IESCO or another independent source. Portals and dealers claim “uninterrupted” utilities, but we found nothing to back that. Ask for a recent utility bill from the block you’re looking at.

Who is the developer?

Zameen names the Sardar Group of Companies as developer. Another Zameen post names Pak Gulf Construction, which it calls the developer of the Centaurus Mall in Islamabad. Arab News reported in 2006 that Pak Gulf is a joint venture of the Sardar Group and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Tamimi Group, so both point to the same group.

At Taj Residencia, RDA’s September 2026 notice alleges publicity and booking of plots in blocks that are not part of its approved layout plan.

How easy is it to resell a Taj Residencia plot?

Zameen showed 122 plots for sale on 17 October 2026, most in the Tulip (20), Gardenia (16), Orchard (12), Lily (11) and Rose (10) blocks. Zameen’s “Orchard” is probably the Orchid block on RDA’s plan. None was listed under Lotus, Cosmos or Blue Bell. We have no data on how long plots take to sell.

Where is Taj Residencia Islamabad?

Taj Residencia is in Mouza Kaak and Sheikhpur, Rawalpindi district, just south of Islamabad’s I-14 to I-16 sectors. A 2019 Zameen report described gates from I-14 and I-16 and a third on Lakhu Road, which links to the M-2 at the Thalian interchange. In a straight line, it is about 8 km from Rawalpindi Saddar, 14 km from Islamabad International Airport and 15 km from Zero Point.

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