Foxfield
| Station Name | Foxfield |
| Station Code | FOX |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 27.01ha |
| Development Capacity | 540 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | South Lakeland |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 519 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 804 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 155% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Cumbria |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 4,758 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 25,976 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,206 |
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. Foxfield station had 25,976 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 71 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.
Foxfield is located within the North 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 27.01ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 540 homes.
The station sits within South Lakeland planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 155%, having delivered 804 homes from a target of 519. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all South Lakeland's stations is 8,566 homes. That's 1,650% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of South Lakeland's stations is 8,566 homes without building on protected land. That's 1,650% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
