Hadley Wood
| Station Name | Hadley Wood |
| Station Code | HDW |
| Station Owner | Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) |
| Developable Area | 66.93ha |
| Development Capacity | 3,347 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Enfield |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,650 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,777 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 67% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Presumption |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 16.28ha ( 24.32% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | London |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Outer London - East and North East |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 84,088 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 388,662 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,036 |
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. Hadley Wood station had 388,662 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 1,068 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.
Hadley Wood is located within the London 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 66.93ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 3,347 homes.
The station sits within Enfield planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 67%, having delivered 1,777 homes from a target of 2,650. 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 Enfield's stations is 6,591 homes. That's 249% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Enfield's stations is 2,533 homes without building on protected land. That's 96% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
