Betchworth
| Station Name | Betchworth |
| Station Code | BTO |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 55.50ha |
| Development Capacity | 833 homes (at 15dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Mole Valley |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,159 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 810 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 70% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Presumption |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 55.5ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 5,228 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 15,134 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,190 |
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. Betchworth station had 15,134 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 42 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.
Betchworth 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 55.5ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 15 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 833 homes.
The station sits within Mole Valley planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 70%, having delivered 810 homes from a target of 1,159. 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 Mole Valley's stations is 5,540 homes. That's 478% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Mole Valley's stations is 124 homes without building on protected land. That's 11% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
