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Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) entry SHELAA/316
Created on Friday 13 March, 2026
Updated on Tuesday 5 May, 2026
Suitable for housing
SHELAA/316 has been considered for housing.
Suitable for employment
SHELAA/316 hasn't been considered for employment.
Source of site
REG19.
Original references
SHELAA/316 refers to the following:
- LPR1774
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/316 is split into the following:
Ward
- 100% Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Parish
- 100% Upchurch
Site size
SHELAA/316 is approximately 1.72 hectares
Dwellings
The number and type of dwellings SHELAA/316 is able to support.
Greenfield
- developable area 55 dwellings at 40dph
- 52 dwellings at 30dph
- 69 dwellings at 40dph
Wider urban
SHELAA/316 could include 0 wider urban dwellings at 50 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Central urban
SHELAA/316 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/316 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 5 Other villages with built up area boundary, in Upchurch.
Settlement Hierarchy 2020
SHELAA/316 has a settlement hierarchy of Tier 5 Small villages, in Upchurch.
Brownfield, greenfield, or mixed
Greenfield.
Availability
Available.
Achievability
Achievable.
Location
Land Adjoining/Rear of Jubilee Fields.
Size
1.72 hectares.
Download
Download this dataset (CSV 1210kb)Last updated Tuesday 5 May, 2026.
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