Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/003
Created on Friday 13 March, 2026
Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026
Suitable for housing
SHELAA/003 has been considered for housing.
Suitable for employment
SHELAA/003 hasn't been considered for employment.
Source of site
Call for Sites 2017.
Original references
SHELAA/003 refers to the following:
- SLA18/005
Details of these references can be found on our evidence page.
A:
- REG prefix relates to the Regulation 18 consultation in 2021 (SBLP Issues and Preferred Options (Reg 18) - Details - Keystone)
- LPR prefix relates to our Regulation 19 consultation in 2021 (The Local Plan Review 2021 (Reg 19) - Details - Keystone)
Other reference variations relate to sites submitted before 2021.
Ward and parish split
SHELAA/003 is split into the following:
Ward
- 100% West Downs
Parish
- 100% Bapchild
Site size
SHELAA/003 is approximately 3.80 hectares
Dwellings
The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/003 is able to support.
Greenfield
- developable area 0 dwellings at 40dph
- 114 dwellings at 30dph
- 0 dwellings at 40dph
Wider urban
SHELAA/003 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Central urban
SHELAA/003 could include 0 central urban dwellings at 60 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Urban, fringe, or urban fringe
This category has not been selected.
Settlement hierarchy
More information about settlement hierarchies is available in our settlement hierarchy study (PDF 628kb).
Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed
SHELAA/003 hasn't been categorised.
Availability
SHELAA/003's hasn't been assessed.
Achievability
SHELAA/003's hasn't been assessed.
Location
Land Rear of The Street and Hempstead Lane.
Size
3.80 hectares.
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