Ivybridge
| Station Name | Ivybridge |
| Station Code | IVY |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 10.36ha |
| Development Capacity | 311 homes (at 30dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | South Hams |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 3,385 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 4,319 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 128% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Devon |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 20,220 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 55,204 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,765 |
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. Ivybridge station had 55,204 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 152 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 30 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Ivybridge is located within the South 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 10.36ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 30 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 311 homes.
The station sits within South Hams planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 128%, having delivered 4,319 homes from a target of 3,385. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all South Hams's stations is 311 homes. That's 9% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of South Hams's stations is 311 homes without building on protected land. That's 9% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
