Eggesford
| Station Name | Eggesford |
| Station Code | EGG |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 129.44ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,589 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Mid Devon |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 940 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,192 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 127% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Devon |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 14,084 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 32,228 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,907 |
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. Eggesford station had 32,228 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 89 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 20 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Eggesford 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 129.44ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,589 homes.
The station sits within Mid Devon planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 127%, having delivered 1,192 homes from a target of 940. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Mid Devon's stations is 14,812 homes. That's 1,576% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Mid Devon's stations is 14,812 homes without building on protected land. That's 1,576% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
