Gainsborough Lea Road
| Station Name | Gainsborough Lea Road |
| Station Code | GBL |
| Station Owner | East Midlands Railway |
| Developable Area | 12.18ha |
| Development Capacity | 487 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | West Lindsey |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,810 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 4,925 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 175% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | East Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Lincolnshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 42,386 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 174,122 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,397 |
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. Gainsborough Lea Road station had 174,122 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 478 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.
Gainsborough Lea Road 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 12.18ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 487 homes.
The station sits within West Lindsey planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 175%, having delivered 4,925 homes from a target of 2,810. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all West Lindsey's stations is 2,225 homes. That's 79% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of West Lindsey's stations is 2,225 homes without building on protected land. That's 79% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
