Ford
| Station Name | Ford |
| Station Code | FOD |
| Station Owner | Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern) |
| Developable Area | 18.13ha |
| Development Capacity | 725 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Arun |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,891 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,872 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 65% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Presumption |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 49,220 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 117,008 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,317 |
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. Ford station had 117,008 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 321 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 40 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Ford 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 18.13ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 725 homes.
The station sits within Arun planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 65%, having delivered 1,872 homes from a target of 2,891. As a result of this score, the authority is subject to a 'presumption in favour of sustainable development', according to the NPPF.
The total capacity of all Arun's stations is 3,414 homes. That's 118% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Arun's stations is 3,414 homes without building on protected land. That's 118% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
