Gurgaon: Several established residential neighbourhoods, including Sushant Lok, South City, Ardee City, Greenwood City, Vatika, The Westerlies and Vipul World, are now under the scanner of the department of town and country planning (DTCP).DTCP has issued 1,319 show-cause notices and 662 restoration orders, even as demolition and sealing drives continue across the city.South City accounts for the largest number of show-cause notices with 538 cases, followed by Sushant Lok, even as DTCP’s crackdown on unauthorised construction and land-use violations across licensed colonies in the city have been intensified.The latest data, shared by town planner (enforcement) Amit Madholia, shows that the enforcement action has expanded well beyond the DLF colonies where demolition drives were launched earlier.“Show-cause notices and restoration orders have been issued wherever violations have been identified. Property owners are being given an opportunity to comply and restore the premises as per sanctioned plans. In cases where violations are not removed, the department will proceed with sealing and demolition as per rules,” he said. Madholia said the department would continue taking action against violations across licensed colonies.Of the 538 cases in South City, 230 cover commercial and residential violations and 308 residential cases. Sushant Lok follows with 283 notices for commercial and residential violations, apart from 100 notices specifically relating to commercial violations in Sushant Lok-1.Vipul World has 145 notices, while Ardee City has 86 — 15 for commercial violations and 71 residential. Greenwood City has 99 notices, including 17 commercial and 82 residential cases. The department has also issued 44 notices in Vatika and 24 in The Westerlies.The figures underline the scale of the enforcement exercise, with officials focusing on violations such as unauthorised construction, conversion of stilt parking, encroachment on setbacks and roads, and running commercial activities from residential premises.The department has simultaneously issued 662 restoration orders, requiring property owners to restore premises in accordance with sanctioned plans and permissible use.DLF-3 accounts for 248 restoration orders, followed by Sushant Lok-I with 250. DLF-4 has 126 orders, while DLF-2 has 38.The action follows a series of demolition and sealing operations in DLF-3 and other licensed colonies. Enforcement teams have demolished unauthorised rooms and structures raised in stilt parking and setbacks, removed encroachments and sealed premises being used for activities not permitted under the sanctioned plans.Officials have also been conducting surveys in other licensed colonies to identify similar violations.The exercise has brought particular focus on the misuse of residential properties for offices, shops, clinics, guesthouses and other commercial activities.The enforcement drive is significant because licensed colonies have traditionally been viewed as established and regulated residential pockets.Officials, however, have found that unauthorised alterations and commercial misuse have gradually altered the character of several such neighbourhoods.The department is now adopting a broader, colony-wise approach instead of limiting action to individual complaints.With hundreds of restoration orders already issued, the next phase is expected to focus on physical verification of compliance and action against properties where violations continue.The scale of the exercise indicates that DTCP’s crackdown has moved into a wider citywide enforcement phase, putting property owners, occupants and commercial establishments operating in licensed colonies under increased scrutiny.For residents, the drive could also have a wider impact as the department seeks to restore parking, setbacks and other common spaces allegedly converted for private or commercial use.For property owners, officials’ message is clear: sanctioned building plans and permitted land use will increasingly determine whether an existing structure remains untouched or faces enforcement action.
