Monks Risborough
| Station Name | Monks Risborough |
| Station Code | MRS |
| Station Owner | Chiltern Railways |
| Developable Area | 53.85ha |
| Development Capacity | 808 homes (at 15dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Buckinghamshire |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 7,074 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 7,599 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 107% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 5,628 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 24,182 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,176 |
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. Monks Risborough station had 24,182 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 66 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.
Monks Risborough is located within the South East 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 53.85ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 15 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 808 homes.
The station sits within Buckinghamshire planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 107%, having delivered 7,599 homes from a target of 7,074. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Buckinghamshire's stations is 25,064 homes. That's 354% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Buckinghamshire's stations is 13,204 homes without building on protected land. That's 187% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
