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Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/298
Created on Friday 13 March, 2026
Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026
Suitable for housing
The suitability of SHELAA/298 for housing hasn't been specified.
Suitable for employment
The suitability of SHELAA/298 for employment hasn't been specified.
Source of site
Call for Sites 2018.
Original references
SHELAA/298 refers to the following:
- SLA18/164
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/298 is split into the following:
Ward
- 77.01% West Downs
- 22.99% Borden and Grove Park
Parish
- 77.01% Tunstall
- 22.99% Borden
Site size
SHELAA/298 is approximately 5.17 hectares
Dwellings
The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/298 is able to support.
Greenfield
- developable area 0 dwellings at 40dph
- 155 dwellings at 30dph
- 0 dwellings at 40dph
Wider urban
SHELAA/298 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Central urban
SHELAA/298 could include 0 central urban dwellings at 60 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Urban, fringe, or urban fringe
This category has not been selected.
Settlement hierarchy
More information about settlement hierarchies is available in our settlement hierarchy study (PDF 628kb).
Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed
SHELAA/298 hasn't been categorised.
Availability
SHELAA/298's hasn't been assessed.
Achievability
SHELAA/298's hasn't been assessed.
Location
Land South of Hearts Delight, Hearts Delight Road (Site B).
Size
5.17 hectares.
Download
Download this dataset (CSV 1210kb)Last updated Tuesday 5 May, 2026.
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