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Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/071
Created on Friday 13 March, 2026
Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026
Suitable for housing
SHELAA/071 has been considered for housing.
Suitable for employment
SHELAA/071 hasn't been considered for employment.
Source of site
REG19.
Original references
SHELAA/071 refers to the following:
- LPR2570
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/071 is split into the following:
Ward
- 100% Sheppey East
Parish
- 100% Eastchurch
Site size
SHELAA/071 is approximately 4.63 hectares
Dwellings
The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/071 is able to support.
Greenfield
- developable area 130 dwellings at 40dph
- 139 dwellings at 30dph
- 185 dwellings at 40dph
Wider urban
SHELAA/071 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Central urban
SHELAA/071 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).
Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed
Greenfield.
Availability
Available.
Achievability
Achievable.
Location
Land north of Eastchurch (Site B).
Size
4.63 hectares.
Download
Download this dataset (CSV 1210kb)Last updated Tuesday 5 May, 2026.
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