DHA Lahore · Phase XI
DHA Rahbar is Phase XI of DHA Lahore: five sectors off New Defence Road, built mostly on 5 and 10 Marla plots, with commercial plots in CC-1 to CC-4.
The same DHA Lahore regulations apply here as in every other phase. Avenir Developments designs, submits and builds houses and commercial buildings in Rahbar, from the drawings DHA approves to the completion certificate.
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Rahbar, in every 100 house plots
5
sectors in Phase XI, the fifth still merging in
5,130
plots in DHA's Phase XI possession notices, 2022 to 2024
4,944
of them opened in Sector 4 on 1 December 2023
10
working days for a Phase XI site plan in DHA's step guide
Where your plot is
DHA numbers Phase XI by sector. Property listings still use the older phase names, so the same plot can be described two ways.
| DHA sector | Blocks on DHA's map | Often listed as | In DHA's possession notices | DHA's own description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector I | 1A to 1E | Rahbar Phase 1 | 8 plots of 1 Kanal in Block 1A, October 2024. Earlier openings are not on DHA's online list. | Largely developed and populated |
| Sector II and II Ext | 2F to 2P | Rahbar Phase 2, Phase 2 Extension | 103 plots of 5 and 10 Marla in 2F, 2M, 2N and 2P, January and April 2022 | Largely developed and populated |
| Sector III | 3A, 3B | Halloki Gardens | 38 commercial plots in 3A: 24 of 4 Marla and 14 shops of 2 Marla, January 2022 | Continues to grow rapidly |
| Sector IV | 4Q, 4R, 4S, CC-3, CC-4 | Rahbar Phase 4 | 4,981 plots: 4,944 on 1 December 2023 and 37 more on 2 October 2024 | Continues to grow rapidly |
| Sector V | On DHA's August 2026 map | New | No possession notice yet. DHA's map shows 1 and 2 Kanal plots | Merger with Phase XI under process |
DHA names Defence Road, Raiwind Road, the Lahore Ring Road and Ferozepur Road as Phase XI's main routes. Its maps mark New Defence Road and Khayaban-e-Ameen Road along the older sectors.
DHA's maps show the Hudiara Drain crossing the phase, 220 kV power lines over parts of Sector IV, and residential streets that are mostly 30 ft wide in Sectors I to III and 40 ft in Sector IV. Street width matters: DHA measures height and plinth from the crown of the road in front of your plot.
Older phase names are as used in property listings. DHA's January 2022 notice heads Sectors II and III "Haloki Garden". Sources: DHA Lahore's Rahbar page, possession notices and Phase XI maps.
The three-year clock
Regulation 17(a) gives an owner three years from the date DHA opens an area for possession to start construction. After that, DHA can levy its non-construction penalty.
If you bought from someone else, Regulation 13(d) and (e) set your date instead. Pick your plot and how you hold it to see your own start-by date.
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What DHA allows
Phase XI has no byelaws of its own. DHA Lahore's Construction & Development Regulations 2014, reprinted in the Building Control 2026 edition, apply here unchanged, and no regulation names Phase XI.
5 Marla, drawn to scale
Ground floor, as printedIf the side space applies to both sides
8 Marla, drawn to scale
Ground floor, as printedIf the side space applies to both sides
10 Marla, drawn to scale
Ground floor, as printedIf the side space applies to both sides
1 Kanal, drawn to scale
Ground floor, as printed
One figure DHA leaves open. DHA's clear-space table prints one side value for 10 Marla and smaller plots and leaves the second side column blank. Read as one side, a 5 Marla ground floor is 814 sq ft; applied to both sides, 703 sq ft. Confirm the reading with DHA Building Control before the design is fixed. We check it at concept stage.
Small-plot rules
These rules apply across DHA Lahore. On a 25 or 35 ft frontage, each one moves the plan, so they are settled before the elevation is drawn.
One porch may rest on the boundary wall, two on a corner plot. It can be up to 9 ft wide and 12 to 18 ft deep.
Regulation 27(a)(8), (9)On 5 and 8 Marla, nothing may project over a clear space except 24 inch sun shades. From 9 Marla, a 30 inch first-floor balcony is allowed.
Regulation 27(a)(4)Up to 10 Marla, the mumtee is capped at 175 sq ft. It covers the stair only, with no living space; from 1 Kanal the cap is 300 sq ft.
Regulation 33(a)One storey, a 9 to 14 ft ceiling, dug no deeper than 12 ft with the foundation. In Sectors I and II most neighbours are built, so the dig must protect their walls.
Regulations 32(c), 35(a), 42(a)Standby only, up to 25 KVA: in the basement, on the front of the roof, or in the front lawn 5 ft from the common wall.
Regulation 58On 5 to 10 Marla, panels may rise at most 12 ft above the roof. Frames cannot be built into the grey structure, and the vendor must be approved by the Private Power and Infrastructure Board.
Regulation 67A 5 Marla house needs 5 hard-wired detectors on the ground floor and 6 on the first; a 10 Marla house 9 and 7. Two CCTV cameras at the front, three on a corner.
Annex C; Regulation 66DHA allows a swimming pool only on plots of 1 Kanal and above, and never on a roof. In Rahbar that means Block 1A and Sector V.
Regulation 34The Phase XI route
Most of DHA's route is the same in every phase. Two things differ here: DHA's step guide gives Phase XI a longer site plan time, and Rahbar has its own office and forms.
10 working days
Two possession forms, a copy of your allotment letter and your CNIC. Phases I to VII take 5 working days.
DHA step guide 4422046Valid 1 year
An original geotechnical report goes in with the drawings, with DHA Material Testing Lab's paid challan.
Regulation 14(p); step guide21 working days
Architectural, structural, MEP and fire drawings with 3D views. If DHA returns the file, the 21 days start again.
Regulation 16(a), (d)5 working days
After approval, with undertakings for your own water supply and for stacking material on site.
DHA step guideWithin 2 years
Five stage checks by DHA, then water and sewer connections and the completion certificate, normally within 20 days if nothing is found.
Regulations 17(b), 18, 48(d)Phase XI is run by its own DHA directorate from Sector I, Block B. DHA publishes separate Rahbar forms for demarcation, water and sewerage connections, Sui gas, road-crossing NOCs and solar.
Applications can also be made online at eservices.dhalahore.org, according to DHA's step guide.
The full DHA Lahore approval route36
working days of DHA processing from site plan to demarcation, before drawings are prepared
Tell us where you are and we will reply with what comes next for your plot, and how long it takes.
Commercial plots
DHA's December 2023 notice alone opened 525 commercial plots in CC-3 and CC-4, and 54 sector shops across Sector 4. On these plots, parking, frontage and the height DHA allows decide what the building can earn.
391
commercial plots in CC-3
134
commercial plots in CC-4
68
sector shops of 2 Marla
Counts from DHA's Phase XI possession notices, including 24 plots of 4 Marla and 14 sector shops in 3A, Sector III.
How high DHA's regulations allow, by phase group
Cost, Q4 2026
Phase XI follows the same regulations as every DHA Lahore phase, so a house here needs the same structure, services, fire detection and CCTV as anywhere else in DHA.
5 Marla house
PKR 1.21 to 1.38 crore
Complete house, Standard specification, 1,581 to 1,803 sq ft above ground
10 Marla house
PKR 1.84 to 2.21 crore
Complete house, Standard specification, 2,332 to 2,810 sq ft above ground
Totals use the Standard rate Avenir's calculator applies to each plot size, which is a little lower on smaller houses, and exclude any basement. Each range runs from the both-sides reading of DHA's side clear space to the reading as printed.
| Scope | Essential | Standard | Premium | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey structure | 3,180 | 3,500 | 3,920 | 4,240 |
| Finishing | 3,710 | 4,450 | 6,680 | 10,020 |
| Complete house | 6,890 | 7,950 | 10,600 | 14,260 |
| Basement, grey works | 4,240 | 4,560 | 4,770 | 4,980 |
Planning rates for materials and labour, not a quotation. Basement is priced on its own rate, per sq ft of basement area.
Avenir quotes one lump sum, after the architectural, structural and MEP drawings, the plot's conditions and a verified bill of quantities. These eight site items are calculated and included, and nothing is added once the lump sum is signed.
If a Rahbar rate looks far below these, ask what it leaves out before you compare the number.
Use the cost calculatorBuilding from abroad
DHA lets an owner appoint someone in Pakistan through a special power of attorney issued by DHA, to submit applications, pay charges and undertake construction on their behalf (Regulation 63).
Some papers still go in as originals: drawings on tracing cloth, the paid challan, the original soil report and an undertaking on Rs 300 stamp paper (Regulation 14). Your attorney hands those in at the counter; you review and approve each drawing from abroad.
How owners abroad work with usOwners abroad are answered on priority, within one working day.
On Google Meet or Zoom, set around your time zone.
So the call covers your plot, your family and how you will use the house.
Sent within two working days of the meeting.
Tell us where you are. We start on WhatsApp, then a video call at your time; your attorney in Pakistan handles the DHA counter.
How we work here
Appoint us for the drawings, for construction, or for both under one agreement.
Concept, 3D elevation, working drawings, structural and MEP coordination, and the fire detection layout DHA scrutinises.
Architecture servicesBill of quantities, procurement, the five DHA stage checks, finishing and handover.
Construction servicesDrawings, approvals, bill of quantities and construction under one agreement and one team.
Design + Build servicesSpace planning, kitchens, wardrobes, lighting and material boards, drawn before the ceilings close.
Interior design servicesA quotation follows the architectural, structural and MEP drawings, the plot's conditions and a verified bill of quantities. It is one lump sum, with the eight site items listed in the cost section inside it.
What we do not take on. Labour-only contracts, minor renovation or repair work, and plot buying or selling.
Questions
Every answer uses the same figures as the rest of this page, from DHA's own notices and regulations.
Yes. Rahbar is Phase XI of DHA Lahore and appears on DHA Lahore's possession and map pages. Building there follows DHA Lahore's Construction & Development Regulations 2014, reprinted in the Building Control 2026 edition, which extend to all of DHA Lahore's area under Regulation 1(b). No regulation names Phase XI or sets rules for it alone.
DHA Rahbar is not an LDA scheme. It is part of DHA Lahore, which is constituted under its own law, Chief Executive's Order No. 26 of 2002, and approves building plans through its own Building Control Directorate. That is why DHA Lahore does not appear on LDA's register of approved private housing schemes.
DHA opened possession in Sectors 4Q, 4R and 4S, including CC-3 and CC-4, with effect from 1 December 2023. Under Regulation 17(a) an owner must start construction within three years of that date, so by 1 December 2026, or DHA can levy its non-construction penalty. Plots in 4R and 4S opened on 2 October 2024 have until 2 October 2027.
Yes, with a grace period. If you bought within three years of possession, the penalty is not levied until the later of three years from possession or 24 months from your transfer (Regulation 13(d)). If you bought after the three years, you have 24 months from the transfer (Regulation 13(e)). Legal heirs keep the deceased owner's position, and plots of Shuhada are exempt.
A standard 5 Marla plot is 25 by 45 ft. After a 5 ft front clear space, a 3 ft rear and a 3 ft side, the ground floor can be about 814 sq ft, or 703 sq ft if the side space is applied to both sides. The first floor may cover all of the ground floor, and the stair tower up to 175 sq ft, giving about 1,581 to 1,803 sq ft above ground. Height is limited to 39 ft from the crown of the road.
Yes. DHA allows a single-storey basement up to 100% of the allowable covered area, excluding the porch, with a ceiling of 9 to 14 ft and excavation no deeper than 12 ft including the foundation. With a basement, the ground floor plinth is set at 3 ft 6 in on plots up to 10 Marla. Next to a built house, the excavation must protect the neighbouring building (Regulations 27(a)(1), 32(c), 35(a) and 42(a)).
Not over the clear spaces. On 5, 7 and 8 Marla plots DHA allows 24 inch sun shades with a 12 inch drop, and a parapet of up to 36 inches only on the road side. From 9 Marla, a 30 inch projection may be used as a first-floor balcony in all clear spaces (Regulation 27(a)(4)).
No. DHA does not permit a swimming pool on plots under 1 Kanal, or on any roof (Regulation 34). In Rahbar that rules a pool out on almost every plot; the 1 Kanal plots in Block 1A and on Sector V's map are the exception.
DHA's step guide gives 10 working days for a site plan in Phases XI and XII, against 5 in Phases I to VII and 8 in Phases VIII and IX. You apply with two possession forms, a copy of your allotment letter and your CNIC.
Not yet. DHA describes Sector V's merger into Phase XI as under process, and its possession page carries no Sector V notice. DHA's Sector V map shows 1 and 2 Kanal plots, so design can start from your plot's dimensions, but nothing can be submitted until DHA issues a site plan.
DHA's regulations set 4 and 8 Marla commercial heights by phase group: 52 ft, with basement, ground, mezzanine and two floors, in Phases I to IV, and 74 or 78 ft, with basement, ground, mezzanine and four floors, in Phase V and onwards. They do not name Phase XI, so confirm with DHA Building Control which applies before the design is fixed. Sector shops are limited to 25 ft in all phases.
At Avenir's Q4 2026 DHA Lahore Standard rates, a complete 5 Marla house of 1,581 to 1,803 sq ft above ground comes to about PKR 1.21 to 1.38 crore, before any basement. Grey structure alone runs PKR 3,180 to 4,240 per sq ft depending on specification. Avenir quotes one lump sum after the drawings and a bill of quantities, with the eight site items included.
Yes. We design and build 5, 8 and 10 Marla houses and commercial buildings in DHA Rahbar, and take on 1 Kanal plots in Block 1A and, once DHA opens possession, in Sector V. Our Lahore office is at 139, CCA, DHA Phase 5.
Sources
Checked against DHA Lahore's published notices, maps and regulations in Q4 2026. Older phase names are as used in property listings. Prepared by Avenir Developments, Lahore.
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