Bishops Lydeard
| Station Name | Bishops Lydeard |
| Station Code | BIB |
| Station Owner | West Somerset Railway |
| Developable Area | 103.90ha |
| Development Capacity | 520 homes (at 5dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Somerset West and Taunton |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,931 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,464 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 76% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Buffer |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Dorset and Somerset |
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. Bishops Lydeard station had 0 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 0 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 5 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Bishops Lydeard 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 103.9ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 5 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 520 homes.
The station sits within Somerset West and Taunton planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 76%, having delivered 1,464 homes from a target of 1,931. As a result of this score, the a 'buffer' of 20% will be added to the authority's 5-year land supply, and an action plan must be produced.
The total capacity of all Somerset West and Taunton's stations is 520 homes. That's 27% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Somerset West and Taunton's stations is 520 homes without building on protected land. That's 27% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
