A cluster house is a type of residential property that is built in a complex and consists of tens to hundreds of housing units. It is a freehold property, meaning each owner will own their property outright, including the land its built on. Cluster houses are also known as strata-landed houses. They are structured in groups relatively close to each other, and each unit is typically attached or detached from the others.
Cluster development, on the other hand, is the grouping of residential properties on a development site to use the extra land as open space, recreation, or agriculture. It is a modern concept that was created as an alternative to the conventional subdivision. Cluster development differs from a planned unit development (PUD), which contains a mix of residential, commercial, industrial, or other uses, but the cluster development primarily focuses on residential areas.
The primary requisites for application of cluster development are that all units must be located on a single parcel of land, and the development must have common amenity areas. The purpose of cluster development is to promote integrated site design that is considerate to the natural features and topography.
