Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/008
Created on Friday 13 March, 2026
Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026
Suitable for housing
SHELAA/008 has been considered for housing.
Suitable for employment
SHELAA/008 hasn't been considered for employment.
Source of site
Call for Sites 2017.
Original references
SHELAA/008 refers to the following:
- SLA18/069
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/008 is split into the following:
Ward
- 100% Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Parish
- 100% Bobbing
Site size
SHELAA/008 is approximately 0.41 hectares
Dwellings
The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/008 is able to support.
Greenfield
- developable area 13 dwellings at 40dph
- 12 dwellings at 30dph
- 16 dwellings at 40dph
Wider urban
SHELAA/008 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Central urban
SHELAA/008 could include 0 central urban dwellings at 60 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Urban, fringe, or urban fringe
Fringe.
Settlement hierarchy
More information about settlement hierarchies is available in our settlement hierarchy study (PDF 628kb).
Settlement Hierarchy Local Plan 2017
SHELAA/008 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 6 The Open Countryside, in Bobbing.
Settlement Hierarchy 2020
SHELAA/008 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 6 The Open Countryside, in Bobbing.
Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed
Mixed.
Availability
Available.
Achievability
Achievable.
Location
Land Adjacent 8 Bobbing Hill, Key Street.
Size
0.41 hectares.
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