Appendix 1: Long list of new towns

In addition to the 12 new towns on our shortlist, our spatial analysis, workshops, and desk based research identified a total of 38 additional new town options on our long list. A very short description of each of them is provided within this appendix.

New Town	Transport	Nearest City *(if shortage city)**	Rationale
Arlesey, Bedfordshire	East Coast Main Line, A1(M)	Cambridge* London*	Potential for a new station along the East Coast Main Line that could provide service into London. It would benefit if Tempsford went ahead.
Atherstone, Warwickshire	West Coast Main Line, A5	Birmingham Watford* London*	Make use of additional West Coast Main Line capacity after HS2 to build a new town with easy access to London and Birmingham
Bayford, Hertfordshire	Hertford Loop, A10	London*	Potential to build around the station, which is on the Hertford Loop and sees services into London Moorgate.
Bicester, Oxfordshire	East West Rail, M40	Oxford*  London*	Bicester will be even better connected next year when East West Rail to Milton Keynes opens. An urban extension could bring more people in easy reach of this and Oxford.
Cambourne, Cambridgeshire	East West Rail, A428	Cambridge*	Itself a new town, Cambourne will be served by East West Rail on its outskirts. This provides an opportunity to mirror the town and build an extension on the other side of the railway line.
Crews Hill, London	Hertford Loop, M25	London*	Crews Hill is the least used station in the borough of Enfield and among the 10 least used in Greater London because it is completely surrounded by green belt land. A new town here could take advantage of the regular service to Moorgate and let more people live within walking distance of a reliable railway to central London.
Charlton Riverside, London	North Kent Line, A2, Silvertown tunnel	London*	There is an opportunity to make use of a future regeneration of the dockland area within London to create a gentle density neighbourhood along the River Thames in southeast London.
Chessington South/Malden Rushett, London	Chessington branch line, M25	London*	Chessington will be served by Crossrail 2 if it goes ahead, but there is land adjacent to the station that is developable plus opportunities to extend the railway to Malden Rushett.
Culham, Oxfordshire	Cherwell Valley Line, A34, A415	Oxford*	Culham is close to Oxford and hosts the Culham Science Park, which is a world-renowned centre of fusion research. The station itself is surrounded by potential developable land to house the scientists building the future. This has been included with our Greater Oxford proposals.
Danzey, Warwickshire	North Warwick- shire line, M40/42	Birmingham	Danzey is within easy reach of Birmingham and has plenty of developable land around the station. Plus house prices are high enough here to make it a viable option for a new town.
Denham Golf Club, Buckinghamshire	Chiltern Main Line, M25	London*	Denham Golf Club station is within the M25 and was built solely to serve the golf course. When house prices in London are so unaffordable and more than 300,000 households are on social housing waiting lists in London, we think there is potential for a new town around this station.
Didcot, Oxfordshire	Great Western Main Line, M25	Oxford*  London*	Didcot sits on the Great Western Main Line to London Paddington and the line to Oxford. An urban extension could let more people live in easy access to Oxford, one of our shortage cities.
Effingham Junction, Surrey	New Guildford Line, M25	London*	There could be a mirrored town next to Effingham Junction, which sees trains go to London Waterloo. If built large enough this could help fund a potential Crossrail 2 service to the new town.
Epsom, Surrey	Mole Valley Line, M25	London*	There is land south of the race course that could host more homes and will benefit from a potential Crossrail 2 station opening in Epsom if the line goes ahead.
Euston, London	Tube, HS2	London*	Along with the HS2 station, use the neighbouring land to regenerate this area of central London into a new high density mixed use centre.
Fawley Waterside, Hampshire	Fawley Branch Line	Southampton	A new town could help fund the reopening of the Fawley Branch Line, which would provide regular service to Southampton.
Greater Northampton	West Coast Main Line, M1	Watford* London* Birmingham	Expand the well-connected town of Northampton to make use of the extra West Coast Main Line capacity after HS2 is completed. Potential for development in the town’s northwest.
Greater Watford	West Coast Main Line, Bakerloo, M25	Watford* London*	Watford is one of our 10 shortage towns and cities. A potential urban expansion could make use of extra West Coast Main Line capacity and potentially fund extending the Bakerloo line to Watford Junction.
Ingatestone, Essex	Great Eastern Main Line, Elizabeth Line, A12	London*	There is potential to mirror the town on the other side of the tracks. Plus the Elizabeth line terminates one stop away at Shenfield, so services could be extended if there was investment from the new town.
Marks Tey, Essex	Great Eastern Main Line, A12, A120	London*	There is plenty of land around this station, which sees trains to London Liverpool Street, and also benefits from forthcoming investment into the A12.
Marston Vale, Bedfordshire	East West Rail, A421	Milton Keynes Cambridge* Oxford*	The area between Bedford and Bletchley will soon benefit from East West Rail, yet there are not many homes along the existing Marston Vale Line. A new town along the line would maximise the benefits of East West Rail’s next construction phase.
North Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire	Chiltern Main Line, East West Rail, A41	Oxford*  London*	There is potential to expand Aylesbury to reach Aylesbury Vale Parkway station. A potential expansion could also help fund East West Rail to the town.
Oxford Parkway, Oxfordshire	Oxford-Bicester line, A34, A40	Oxford*	The less than a decade old station is surrounded by a car park, a golf course, and fields, when it is only six minutes from Oxford, one of our shortage cities. Building around the station would provide new, accessible homes and boost Oxford’s research and innovation potential. This is part of our Greater Oxford proposal.
Pill, North Somerset	Portishead Branch Line, M5	Bristol*	Pill sits on the Portishead Branch Line, which has planning permission to re-open. A development here could help fund the railway line and give residents easy access to Bristol. This is part of our Greater Bristol proposal.
Pilning, Gloucestershire	South Wales Main Line, M4, M5	Bristol*	Pilning station is close to Bristol, one of our shortage cities, but only sees two trains a week because no one lives around the station. A new town here could relieve Bristol’s housing crisis while providing transit accessible homes. This forms part of our Greater Bristol plan.
Roade, Northamptonshire	West Coast Main Line, M1	Watford* London*	Roade sits at a branch of the West Coast Main Line, where it splits to go to Northampton or to continue towards Coventry and Birmingham. There is potential to build a new town and station here to take advantage of the extra capacity on the West Coast Main Line after HS2 is completed.
Stoke Harbour, Kent	Elizabeth Line, North Kent Line, M2	London*	Stoke Harbour is a potential new town built on the Hoo peninsula. There is potential to extend the Elizabeth line from its current Abbey Wood terminus through Dartford and Gravesend to this new town built in the Thames Estuary.
Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire	Chiltern Main Line	London*	Potential for development around the station to take advantage of the Chiltern line into London Marylebone.
Taplow, Buckinghamshire	Elizabeth Line, M4	Slough*  London*	There is land around this Elizabeth line station where more homes could be built within walking distance to make the most of this historic transport investment.
Tring, Hertfordshire	West Coast Main Line, A41	Watford* London*	Tring station sits a mile from the centre of the town. Make use of additional West Coast Main Line capacity after HS2 to build a new town with easy access to London.
Twyford, Berkshire	Elizabeth Line, M4	Slough*  London*	Similarly to Taplow, there is land around this Elizabeth line station where more homes could be built within walking distance to make the most of this historic transport investment.
Verney Junction, Buckinghamshire	East West Rail	Oxford*	Despite being 50 miles from London, Verney Junction is the historic terminus of the Metropolitan line. The area will have East West Rail go through it, so a station could be added for the new town if demand was high enough.
Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire	Hertford Loop Line, A1(M)	London*	There is potential to mirror the village across the railway line, which sees regular service into London Moorgate.
Weeton, North Yorkshire	Harrogate Line	Leeds  York*	Weeton sits on the railway line between Harrogate and Leeds. There is considerable land adjacent to the station and house prices are high enough to make it a viable new town with easy access to Leeds and York.
West Horndon, Essex	Essex Thameside M25, Lower Thames Crossing	London* Southend*	There is potential to mirror the town on the other side of the tracks, with potential masterplanning currently occurring. West Horndon is very close to the M25 and easily accessible to London Fenchurch Street station.
Wolverton, Milton Keynes	West Coast Main Line, A5	Milton Keynes London*	Make use of additional West Coast Main Line Capacity after HS2 is completed to expand Milton Keynes around the station of Wolverton.
Worcestershire Parkway	Cotswolds Line, Cross Country Line, M5	Birmingham Worcester  Cardiff  Bristol*  London*	This new station opened in 2020. It sits at the intersection of railway lines to Birmingham, Cardiff/Bristol, Worcester, and Oxford/London. This well-connected station is also near the M5 and A44, but currently lacks any homes close to the station.