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Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/272
Created on Friday 13 March, 2026
Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026
Suitable for housing
SHELAA/272 has been considered for housing.
Suitable for employment
SHELAA/272 hasn't been considered for employment.
Source of site
Local Plan Allocation.
Original references
SHELAA/272 refers to the following:
- SLA18/184
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/272 is split into the following:
Ward
- 100% Kemsley
Site size
SHELAA/272 is approximately 10.40 hectares
Dwellings
The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/272 is able to support.
Greenfield
- developable area 291 dwellings at 40dph
- 312 dwellings at 30dph
- 416 dwellings at 40dph
Wider urban
SHELAA/272 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Central urban
SHELAA/272 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/272 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 1 Main borough urban centre, in Sittingbourne.
Settlement Hierarchy 2020
SHELAA/272 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 1 Principal Town, in Sittingbourne.
Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed
Greenfield.
Availability
Available.
Achievability
Achievable.
Location
LAND AT Pheasant Farm, East of Sheppey Way.
Size
10.40 hectares.
Download
Download this dataset (CSV 1210kb)Last updated Tuesday 5 May, 2026.
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