New Lahore City review: which phases are LDA approved, and which are illegal

New Lahore City is only partly LDA approved: LDA’s own lists (17 Oct 2026) show a 346.9-kanal scheme approved in January 2023 and Phase II with only technical approval since July 2018. Phase III and Phase IV (also sold as “New Lahore City Ext” and “Phase-I Ext”) are on LDA’s illegal list, though the developer, Zaitoon Group, calls the whole scheme LDA approved. A 5 marla plot averaged Rs 33.5 lakh in August 2026.

Is New Lahore City LDA approved or not?

Part of it. Here’s the record, phase by phase:

LDA doesn’t say which part of the society the 346.9-kanal entry covers. Technical approval is a step short of final approval, so Phase II buyers are relying on a process that has been open for eight years.

Why does the developer say it’s LDA approved?

Zaitoon’s own website (October 2026) calls New Lahore City “an LDA-Approved Landmark Project” with “4 Master-planned phases”. It also sells 5 marla Zaitoon Signature Homes “located in New Lahore City Phase III & II Extension”, and Phase III is on LDA’s illegal list.

A sales site, newlahorecity.com, sells Prime Block as part of “New Lahore City (Phase-IV)” and calls it “a fully LDA Approved society” (page updated August 2026). It carries Zaitoon’s name and Phase II office address, but we couldn’t confirm who runs it. When the developer and LDA disagree, we follow LDA.

Is New Lahore City a fraud?

We found no court case, NAB inquiry or news report of fraud naming New Lahore City or Zaitoon. The documented risk is approval: Zaitoon’s website calls the whole scheme LDA approved, while LDA’s lists (17 Oct 2026) put two of its four phases on the illegal list.

Has possession been given?

In parts of the scheme, according to older reports. Zameen reported in July 2020 that Overseas and Pearl Enclaves had possession and families living there, and Premium and Royal Enclaves had possession in some blocks.

Zaitoon now claims more than 12,000 residents. We found nothing independent on development in Phases III and IV.

What does a plot cost in New Lahore City?

Zameen’s average 5 marla asking price rose from Rs 25.9 lakh in May 2021 to a peak of Rs 38.9 lakh in December 2022, then fell to Rs 30.9 lakh by May 2025. It was Rs 33.5 lakh in August 2026, still below the peak. Prices differ sharply by phase:

New blocks sold on instalments cost more. The newlahorecity.com sales site prices a 5 marla Prime Block plot at Rs 45 lakh (August 2026), the same price Zaitoon asked for 5 marla in its Smart Living block in October 2022. Zameen’s average asking price for Phase 4 is less than half that.

A 10 marla plot averaged Rs 63.9 lakh in August 2026, below its April 2023 peak of Rs 71.9 lakh. Buyers also pay withholding tax, at higher rates for non-filers.

Gas, electricity and water

We can’t score this. Zameen’s 2020 article said water, sewerage, gas connections and electric cables had been laid, but that’s a portal article, not a utility company. We found no SNGPL, LESCO or WASA source.

Who is behind it?

Zaitoon Group, which says it was founded in 1985 and also built Zaitoon City on Canal Road. Its corporate office is on the Main Boulevard of New Lahore City Phase II. In its favour, Zameen reported families living in parts of Phase II in 2020. Against it:

• Phase II has waited for final LDA approval since July 2018
• it sells homes in Phase III, which LDA lists as illegal
• it calls the whole scheme “LDA-Approved” when LDA’s lists don’t support that

How easy is it to resell?

Zameen listed 626 plots for sale in New Lahore City on 17 October 2026: 222 in Phase 2, 176 in Phase 3 and 68 in Phase 4. That’s an active market, with most listings in Phase 2. We have no data on how long a sale takes.

Where is New Lahore City?

On Canal Bank Road (UBD Canal Road) in south-west Lahore, next to NFC Phase 2 and near Bahria Town. It’s about 17.5 km in a straight line from Thokar Niaz Baig and 29 km from the GPO; Zaitoon says it has a direct approach to the Ring Road’s southern loop. LDA lists Phase IV on Sundar-Raiwind Road.

For nearby options, see Raiwind Road societies, the LDA approved societies list and all Lahore reviews.