Castle Cary
| Station Name | Castle Cary |
| Station Code | CLC |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 69.48ha |
| Development Capacity | 3,474 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | South Somerset |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,836 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,402 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 131% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Dorset and Somerset |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 50,758 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 278,246 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,296 |
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. Castle Cary station had 278,246 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 764 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 50 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Castle Cary 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 69.48ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 3,474 homes.
The station sits within South Somerset planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 131%, having delivered 2,402 homes from a target of 1,836. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all South Somerset's stations is 17,074 homes. That's 930% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of South Somerset's stations is 17,074 homes without building on protected land. That's 930% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
