I am at least on the waiting list now... But the plots have not yet been transferred to the possession of the provider. That is supposed to happen only in the coming months. That means no plots have been sold yet.
Not even plots have been "carved out" so far,
That sounds like no replotting has taken place yet; then the development will also take longer.
As a local resident, I apparently have a right of first refusal.
A right of first refusal exists only for whoever has it legally documented. And that person does not have it perhaps / maybe, but certainly.
Hopes for a right of first refusal exist only in dreams. And you probably mean only the courtesy of being allowed to make your choice before "foreign" applicants (but even this is non-binding). Rights of first refusal for as-yet unknown plots - thus quasi necessarily for all of them - would be *ahem* "a novelty" ;-)
In my opinion, a right of first refusal for a plot not yet in the possession of the seller would also be a "blank sale" (thus in the case of plots probably fraud).