Langwathby
| Station Name | Langwathby |
| Station Code | LGW |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 98.52ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,478 homes (at 15dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Eden |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 255 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 937 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 367% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Cumbria |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 3,006 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 22,002 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,283 |
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. Langwathby station had 22,002 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 60 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 15 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Langwathby 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 98.52ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 15 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,478 homes.
The station sits within Eden planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 367%, having delivered 937 homes from a target of 255. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Eden's stations is 5,548 homes. That's 2,176% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Eden's stations is 5,548 homes without building on protected land. That's 2,176% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
