Dinsdale
| Station Name | Dinsdale |
| Station Code | DND |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 74.90ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,247 homes (at 30dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Darlington |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 443 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,692 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 382% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Tees Valley and Durham |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 20,964 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 73,404 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,743 |
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. Dinsdale station had 73,404 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 202 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 30 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Dinsdale is located within the North 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 74.9ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 30 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,247 homes.
The station sits within Darlington planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 382%, having delivered 1,692 homes from a target of 443. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Darlington's stations is 2,247 homes. That's 507% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Darlington's stations is 2,247 homes without building on protected land. That's 507% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
