Thirsk
| Station Name | Thirsk |
| Station Code | THI |
| Station Owner | TransPennine Express |
| Developable Area | 78.63ha |
| Development Capacity | 3,932 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Hambleton |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 540 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,725 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 319% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | North Yorkshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 47,994 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 221,504 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,330 |
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. Thirsk station had 221,504 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 609 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 50 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Thirsk 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 78.63ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 3,932 homes.
The station sits within Hambleton planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 319%, having delivered 1,725 homes from a target of 540. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Hambleton's stations is 4,993 homes. That's 925% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Hambleton's stations is 4,993 homes without building on protected land. That's 925% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
