West Ruislip
| Station Name | West Ruislip |
| Station Code | WRU |
| Station Owner | London Underground |
| Developable Area | 7.80ha |
| Development Capacity | 312 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Hillingdon |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,997 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 3,455 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 173% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 7.8ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | London |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Outer London - West and North West |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 43,442 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 181,562 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,384 |
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 Ruislip station had 181,562 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 499 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.
West Ruislip is located within the London 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 7.8ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 312 homes.
The station sits within Hillingdon planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 173%, having delivered 3,455 homes from a target of 1,997. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Hillingdon's stations is 734 homes. That's 37% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Hillingdon's stations is 422 homes without building on protected land. That's 21% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
