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Al Satwa’s new building rules: up to eight floors and what it means for investors

Dubai market news · 1 November 2026 Dubai Municipality has updated the planning regulations for Al Satwa, one of the city's oldest central neighbourhoods. The new rules replace a framework built mainly around attached villas with apartment buildings, mixed-use options on the main roads and, for plots of 1,000 square metres or more, up to a ground floor and eight residential floors. It is the clearest...

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