Okehampton
| Station Name | Okehampton |
| Station Code | OKE |
| Station Owner | Dartmoor Railway |
| Developable Area | 38.30ha |
| Development Capacity | 383 homes (at 10dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | West Devon |
| 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 | 6 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 6,434 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,560 |
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. Okehampton station had 6,434 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 18 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 10 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Okehampton 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 38.3ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 10 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 383 homes.
The station sits within West Devon 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 West Devon's stations is 1,121 homes. That's 33% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of West Devon's stations is 1,121 homes without building on protected land. That's 33% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
