Dove Holes
| Station Name | Dove Holes |
| Station Code | DVH |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 115.94ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,159 homes (at 10dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | High Peak |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 697 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 941 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 135% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | East Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 6,534 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 5,152 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,142 |
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. Dove Holes station had 5,152 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 14 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 10 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Dove Holes is located within the East Midlands 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 115.94ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 10 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,159 homes.
The station sits within High Peak planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 135%, having delivered 941 homes from a target of 697. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all High Peak's stations is 17,658 homes. That's 2,533% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of High Peak's stations is 7,217 homes without building on protected land. That's 1,035% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
