Hartford (Cheshire)
| Station Name | Hartford (Cheshire) |
| Station Code | HTF |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway) |
| Developable Area | 42.45ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,123 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,586 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 5,387 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 340% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | Merseyside and Greater Manchester |
| Green Belt Area | 19.43ha ( 45.77% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | North West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Cheshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 46,102 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 283,096 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,351 |
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. Hartford (Cheshire) station had 283,096 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 778 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.
Hartford (Cheshire) 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 42.45ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,123 homes.
The station sits within Cheshire West and Chester planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 340%, having delivered 5,387 homes from a target of 1,586. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Cheshire West and Chester's stations is 25,023 homes. That's 1,578% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Cheshire West and Chester's stations is 8,963 homes without building on protected land. That's 565% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
