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Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/273

Created on Friday 13 March, 2026

Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026

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Suitable for housing

SHELAA/273 has been considered for housing.

Suitable for employment

SHELAA/273 hasn't been considered for employment.

Source of site

Local Plan Allocation.

Original references

SHELAA/273 refers to the following:

  • SLA18/182

Details of these references can be found on our evidence page.

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Other reference variations relate to sites submitted before 2021.

Ward and parish split

SHELAA/273 is split into the following:

Ward

  • 47.78% The Meads
  • 32.06% Kemsley
  • 20.16% Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow

Parish

  • 20.16% Bobbing

Site size

SHELAA/273 is approximately 61.21 hectares

Dwellings

The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/273 is able to support.

Greenfield

  • developable area 0 dwellings at 40dph
  • 1,836 dwellings at 30dph
  • 2,448 dwellings at 40dph

Wider urban

SHELAA/273 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).

Central urban

SHELAA/273 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/273 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 1 Main borough urban centre, in Sittingbourne.

Settlement Hierarchy 2020

SHELAA/273 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 1 Principal Town, in Sittingbourne.

Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed

Greenfield.

Availability

Available.

Achievability

Achievable.

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Potentially suitable

Location

Land North of Quinton Road (See SW/022).

Size

61.21 hectares.

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Last updated Tuesday 5 May, 2026.

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