Station Details

Warnham

Station NameWarnham
Station CodeWNH
Station OwnerGovia Thameslink Railway (Southern)
Developable Area83.75ha
Development Capacity1,256 homes (at 15dph)
Local Planning AuthorityHorsham
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required2,157
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered3,165
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score147%
2021 Housing Delivery Test - ConsequenceNone
Network Rail RegionSouth East
Network Rail Sub-RegionSurrey, East and West Sussex
Passengers, 2020 - 20212,712
Passengers, 2019 - 202012,876
UK Station Passenger Rank (Use)2,296

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. Warnham station had 12,876 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 35 people per day.

For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 15 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.

Warnham 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 83.75ha.

Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 15 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,256 homes.

The station sits within Horsham planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 147%, having delivered 3,165 homes from a target of 2,157. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.

The total capacity of all Horsham's stations is 8,782 homes. That's 407% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.

Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Horsham's stations is 8,782 homes without building on protected land. That's 407% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.