The chief of the Presidential Administration, Saida Mirziyoyeva visited the Lolazor neighborhood in Tashkent's Mirabad district today.
It is one of many neighborhoods in the capital where trees, children's playgrounds, and football pitches have been cleared under the guise of building "modern" neighborhood centers — structures in which the neighborhood committee itself typically occupies only the ground floor. Prosecutors, courts, and other authorities have often found no violations in such cases, while developers have at times threatened legal action against residents who object.
Resident Yevgeniya Muminova wrote about the situation in Lolazor several days earlier. "According to the project's technical passport, the building will stand 27.5 meters tall — the equivalent of a nine-story building. No public discussions were held. The permit was issued on the basis of a meeting of the city kengash [council of people's deputies] on January 21, 2026, attended by district mayor's office officials and just a single representative of the neighborhood's residents," she wrote.
"The Mirabad district prosecutor's office found no violation in the fact that a multi-story building is being erected under a permit issued for the reconstruction of a single-story structure. Residents of nearby buildings filed a complaint asking authorities to review the legality of building a parking lot on the site of a children's playground, but prosecutors gave no substantive response, simply noting that a construction permit had been obtained. Residents are demanding a review of both the legality of allocating the land for parking and the legal grounds for erecting a high-rise building in the middle of a residential area," Muminova wrote.
"The authorities promised us more green spaces, play areas for children, sports grounds for adults, and even a swimming pool in every district. Why, instead, are we again seeing multi-story buildings go up on every scrap of land? We want a sports area and a green space — not a building with a parking lot!" she added.
"The Prosecutor General's Office will conduct an inventory check across all of Tashkent"
Mirziyoyeva confirmed the reports: "Trees planted by residents were brutally destroyed here, and a business center was planned for the site of a children's playground."
"Tashkent residents are right to be outraged by construction work that is destroying their own courtyards, playgrounds, and sports grounds," the Presidential Administration chief wrote.
"Urban spaces set aside for people's needs should be used only for that purpose — not for building offices or residential housing," she stressed.
She announced that the Prosecutor General's Office would carry out an inventory of similar sites across Tashkent.
"It's essential to verify the legality of the construction permits issued, compliance with urban planning regulations, and respect for residents' rights. And if violations are uncovered, those responsible must be held accountable — including through imprisonment," Mirziyoyeva said.
Prosecutors are already investigating the Lolazor project. Residents report that another plot in the same neighborhood has since been fenced off, with its children's playground also disappearing. Two courtyards in the neighborhood had already been built over previously.
Photos show that Mirziyoyeva was accompanied on her visit by the Tashkent city prosecutor Anvar Urmonov; her independent adviser and the Presidential Administration's representative in the United States, Komil Allamjonov; first deputy head of the Presidential Administration's Department of Public Safety and Rule of Law, Aziz Azimov; the first deputy mayor of Tashkent for construction, barrier-free environment, communications development, ecology, and greening, Bakhtiyor Rakhmonov; and others.
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