Watton-At-Stone
| Station Name | Watton-At-Stone |
| Station Code | WAS |
| Station Owner | Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) |
| Developable Area | 116.11ha |
| Development Capacity | 4,644 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | East Hertfordshire |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,169 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,828 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 130% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 116.05ha ( 99.95% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | East of England |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 42,870 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 133,282 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,388 |
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. Watton-At-Stone station had 133,282 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 366 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.
Watton-At-Stone is located within the East of England 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 116.11ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 4,644 homes.
The station sits within East Hertfordshire planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 130%, having delivered 2,828 homes from a target of 2,169. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all East Hertfordshire's stations is 12,316 homes. That's 568% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of East Hertfordshire's stations is 2,012 homes without building on protected land. That's 93% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
