West Byfleet
| Station Name | West Byfleet |
| Station Code | WBY |
| Station Owner | South Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 5.77ha |
| Development Capacity | 433 homes (at 75dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Woking |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 872 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 683 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 78% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Buffer |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 5.77ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 246,264 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 1,279,262 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 574 |
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. West Byfleet station had 1,279,262 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 3,514 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.
West Byfleet 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 5.77ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 75 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 433 homes.
The station sits within Woking planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 78%, having delivered 683 homes from a target of 872. As a result of this score, the a 'buffer' of 20% will be added to the authority's 5-year land supply, and an action plan must be produced.
The total capacity of all Woking's stations is 3,725 homes. That's 427% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Woking's stations is 451 homes without building on protected land. That's 52% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
