Tunbridge Wells
| Station Name | Tunbridge Wells |
| Station Code | TBW |
| Station Owner | Southeastern |
| Developable Area | 24.34ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,826 homes (at 75dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Tunbridge Wells |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,764 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,717 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 97% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 24.34ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Kent |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 735,876 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 3,625,146 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 206 |
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. Tunbridge Wells station had 3,625,146 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 9,959 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 75 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Tunbridge Wells 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 24.34ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 75 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,826 homes.
The station sits within Tunbridge Wells planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 97%, having delivered 1,717 homes from a target of 1,764. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Tunbridge Wells's stations is 1,826 homes. That's 103% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Tunbridge Wells's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
