ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has reduced the mandatory parking requirement for high-rise commercial buildings in Islamabad, lowering it from one space per 750 square feet of covered area to one per 1,000 square feet, effective immediately.
The decision was approved at the 10th CDA Board meeting of FY26, chaired by CDA Chairman and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Sohail Ashraf. Officials said the previous ratio had forced some projects to excavate up to six basement levels to meet parking norms, raising structural and safety concerns for commercial developers.
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, along with builders and developers, had repeatedly pushed for the revision. The authority said the new benchmark brings Islamabad’s parking standards in line with those used by regulatory bodies in other cities, and is expected to ease the approval process for commercial building plans while encouraging fresh construction activity in the capital.
The revised formula also applies to plots offered in CDA’s open commercial auction held August 4-6, as well as future auctions, with the authority confirming that auction terms and conditions have been updated to reflect the change.
Ashraf said CDA would continue introducing facilitative measures to support planned urban development and investment in the federal capital, adding that the relaxed parking norms are intended to directly stimulate high-rise commercial construction in Islamabad going forward.
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