New Milton
| Station Name | New Milton |
| Station Code | NWM |
| Station Owner | South Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 10.21ha |
| Development Capacity | 511 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | New Forest |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 774 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,089 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 141% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | South West Hampshire |
| Green Belt Area | 10.21ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 161,658 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 571,586 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 724 |
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. New Milton station had 571,586 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 1,570 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.
New Milton 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 10.21ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 511 homes.
The station sits within New Forest planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 141%, having delivered 1,089 homes from a target of 774. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all New Forest's stations is 1,729 homes. That's 223% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of New Forest's stations is 219 homes without building on protected land. That's 28% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
