Earlswood (Surrey)
| Station Name | Earlswood (Surrey) |
| Station Code | ELD |
| Station Owner | Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern) |
| Developable Area | 5.58ha |
| Development Capacity | 279 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,438 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,811 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 126% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 5.58ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 80,584 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 434,830 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,056 |
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. Earlswood (Surrey) station had 434,830 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 1,195 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.
Earlswood (Surrey) 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 5.58ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 279 homes.
The station sits within Reigate and Banstead planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 126%, having delivered 1,811 homes from a target of 1,438. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Reigate and Banstead's stations is 13,230 homes. That's 920% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Reigate and Banstead's stations is 3,007 homes without building on protected land. That's 209% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
