Ash
| Station Name | Ash |
| Station Code | ASH |
| Station Owner | South Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 22.98ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,149 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Guildford |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,452 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,087 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 144% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 22.98ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 67,150 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 245,978 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,164 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Ash station had 245,978 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 676 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 50 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Ash is located within the South East railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 22.98ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,149 homes.
The station sits within Guildford planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 144%, having delivered 2,087 homes from a target of 1,452. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Guildford's stations is 13,372 homes. That's 921% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Guildford's stations is 191 homes without building on protected land. That's 13% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
