Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/028
Created on Friday 13 March, 2026
Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026
Suitable for housing
SHELAA/028 has been considered for housing.
Suitable for employment
SHELAA/028 hasn't been considered for employment.
Source of site
Call for Sites 2017.
Original references
SHELAA/028 refers to the following:
- SLA18/139
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/028 is split into the following:
Ward
- 99.71% Borden and Grove Park
- 0.29% Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Parish
- 100% Borden
Site size
SHELAA/028 is approximately 11.89 hectares
Dwellings
The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/028 is able to support.
Greenfield
- developable area 333 dwellings at 40dph
- 357 dwellings at 30dph
- 476 dwellings at 40dph
Wider urban
SHELAA/028 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Central urban
SHELAA/028 could include 0 central urban dwellings at 60 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Urban, fringe, or urban fringe
Urban Fringe.
Settlement hierarchy
More information about settlement hierarchies is available in our settlement hierarchy study (PDF 628kb).
Settlement Hierarchy Local Plan 2017
SHELAA/028 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 1 Main borough urban centre, in Sittingbourne.
Settlement Hierarchy 2020
SHELAA/028 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 1 Principal Town, in Sittingbourne.
Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed
Greenfield.
Availability
SHELAA/028's hasn't been assessed.
Achievability
Achievable.
Location
Land at South-West Sittingbourne.
Size
11.89 hectares.
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