Botley
| Station Name | Botley |
| Station Code | BOE |
| Station Owner | South Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 74.22ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,969 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Winchester |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,730 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,401 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 139% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 34,436 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 136,918 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,521 |
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. Botley station had 136,918 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 376 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 40 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Botley 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 74.22ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,969 homes.
The station sits within Winchester planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 139%, having delivered 2,401 homes from a target of 1,730. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Winchester's stations is 10,674 homes. That's 617% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Winchester's stations is 10,674 homes without building on protected land. That's 617% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
