Ruswarp
| Station Name | Ruswarp |
| Station Code | RUS |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 9.58ha |
| Development Capacity | 48 homes (at 5dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Scarborough |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 444 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,586 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 357% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | North Yorkshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 684 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 3,064 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,415 |
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. Ruswarp station had 3,064 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 8 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.
Ruswarp is located within the Yorkshire and The Humber 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 9.58ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 5 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 48 homes.
The station sits within Scarborough planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 357%, having delivered 1,586 homes from a target of 444. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Scarborough's stations is 2,652 homes. That's 597% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Scarborough's stations is 2,652 homes without building on protected land. That's 597% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
