Avoncliff
| Station Name | Avoncliff |
| Station Code | AVF |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 11.56ha |
| Development Capacity | 173 homes (at 15dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Wiltshire |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 5,239 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 7,411 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 141% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | Bath and Bristol |
| Green Belt Area | 11.56ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 6,088 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 23,448 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,161 |
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. Avoncliff station had 23,448 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 64 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 15 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Avoncliff is located within the South West 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 11.56ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 15 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 173 homes.
The station sits within Wiltshire planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 141%, having delivered 7,411 homes from a target of 5,239. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Wiltshire's stations is 2,880 homes. That's 55% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Wiltshire's stations is 2,706 homes without building on protected land. That's 52% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
