Moss Side
| Station Name | Moss Side |
| Station Code | MOS |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 57.67ha |
| Development Capacity | 288 homes (at 5dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Fylde |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 719 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,397 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 194% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Lancashire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 482 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 3,692 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,439 |
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. Moss Side station had 3,692 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 10 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 5 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Moss Side 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 57.67ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 5 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 288 homes.
The station sits within Fylde planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 194%, having delivered 1,397 homes from a target of 719. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Fylde's stations is 1,429 homes. That's 199% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Fylde's stations is 955 homes without building on protected land. That's 133% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
