Shepherds Well
| Station Name | Shepherds Well |
| Station Code | SPH |
| Station Owner | Southeastern |
| Developable Area | 104.40ha |
| Development Capacity | 3,132 homes (at 30dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Dover |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,570 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,382 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 88% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Action plan |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Kent |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 16,966 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 51,234 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,838 |
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. Shepherds Well station had 51,234 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 141 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 30 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Shepherds Well 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 104.4ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 30 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 3,132 homes.
The station sits within Dover planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 88%, having delivered 1,382 homes from a target of 1,570. 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 Dover's stations is 17,258 homes. That's 1,099% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Dover's stations is 17,258 homes without building on protected land. That's 1,099% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
