Starcross
| Station Name | Starcross |
| Station Code | SCS |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 25.27ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,011 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Teignbridge |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,811 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,565 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 86% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Action plan |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Devon |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 38,644 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 111,744 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,447 |
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. Starcross station had 111,744 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 307 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 40 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Starcross 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 25.27ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,011 homes.
The station sits within Teignbridge planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 86%, having delivered 1,565 homes from a target of 1,811. As a result of this score, the authority must produce an 'action plan' setting out how it intends to address this shortfall.
The total capacity of all Teignbridge's stations is 1,011 homes. That's 56% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Teignbridge's stations is 1,011 homes without building on protected land. That's 56% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
