Godley
| Station Name | Godley |
| Station Code | GDL |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 37.98ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,519 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Tameside |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,653 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,510 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 91% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Action plan |
| Green Belt | Merseyside and Greater Manchester |
| Green Belt Area | 23.74ha ( 62.51% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | North West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Greater Manchester |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 23,142 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 107,788 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,694 |
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. Godley station had 107,788 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 296 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.
Godley 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 37.98ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,519 homes.
The station sits within Tameside planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 91%, having delivered 1,510 homes from a target of 1,653. As a result of this score, the authority must produce an 'action plan' setting out how it intends to address this shortfall.
The total capacity of all Tameside's stations is 9,106 homes. That's 551% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Tameside's stations is 1,562 homes without building on protected land. That's 94% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
