Wivelsfield
| Station Name | Wivelsfield |
| Station Code | WVF |
| Station Owner | Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern) |
| Developable Area | 6.55ha |
| Development Capacity | 328 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Mid Sussex |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,261 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,793 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 124% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 133,396 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 460,556 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 805 |
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. Wivelsfield station had 460,556 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 1,265 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.
Wivelsfield 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 6.55ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 328 homes.
The station sits within Mid Sussex planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 124%, having delivered 2,793 homes from a target of 2,261. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Mid Sussex's stations is 328 homes. That's 14% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Mid Sussex's stations is 328 homes without building on protected land. That's 14% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
