Benfleet
| Station Name | Benfleet |
| Station Code | BEF |
| Station Owner | c2c |
| Developable Area | 7.59ha |
| Development Capacity | 569 homes (at 75dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Castle Point |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 912 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 451 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 49% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Presumption |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 7.59ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | East of England |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Essex |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 927,154 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 3,534,214 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 158 |
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. Benfleet station had 3,534,214 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 9,709 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 75 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Benfleet is located within the East of England 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 7.59ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 75 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 569 homes.
The station sits within Castle Point planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 49%, having delivered 451 homes from a target of 912. As a result of this score, the authority is subject to a 'presumption in favour of sustainable development', according to the NPPF.
The total capacity of all Castle Point's stations is 569 homes. That's 62% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Castle Point's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
