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29 March 2026

Future Development Units

What are they and who owns them?

There are two Future Development Units (FDUs) on the Unit Plan at the Ridge Resort. These were created due to a specific legal mechanism under the Unit Titles Act 2010 that allows additional units to be created on land within an existing unit title development at a later time.

FDUs are commonly used in staged developments, resorts, and large complexes where the developer or landowner intends to build more units in the future but wants to establish the overall structure of the development from the outset.

What Is a Future Development Unit?

  • A Future Development Unit is a placeholder unit shown on the unit plan that represents land set aside for possible future construction.
  • It is legally a unit — even though no building may yet exist on it.

Key characteristics:

  • It appears on the registered unit plan
  • It has ownership and ownership interest allocated
  • It forms part of the body corporate
  • It can later be developed into completed unit(s)
  • It may remain undeveloped indefinitely

In summary:

A Future Development Unit is land that already has a legal owner and can be built on later without changing the underlying unit title structure.

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