Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/013
Created on Friday 13 March, 2026
Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026
Suitable for housing
SHELAA/013 has been considered for housing.
Suitable for employment
SHELAA/013 has been considered for employment.
Source of site
Call for Sites 2018.
Original references
SHELAA/013 refers to the following:
- SLA18/232
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/013 is split into the following:
Ward
- 100% Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Parish
- 74.96% Bobbing
- 25.04% Iwade
Site size
SHELAA/013 is approximately 114.82 hectares
Dwellings
The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/013 is able to support.
Greenfield
- developable area 0 dwellings at 40dph
- 3,444 dwellings at 30dph
- 4,593 dwellings at 40dph
Wider urban
SHELAA/013 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Central urban
SHELAA/013 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/013 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 6 The Open Countryside, in Bobbing.
Settlement Hierarchy 2020
SHELAA/013 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 6 The Open Countryside, in Bobbing.
Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed
Greenfield.
Availability
Available.
Achievability
Achievable.
Location
Land at Stickfast Lane.
Size
114.82 hectares.
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