Allens West
| Station Name | Allens West |
| Station Code | ALW |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 16.04ha |
| Development Capacity | 481 homes (at 30dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,291 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,389 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 185% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Tees Valley and Durham |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 16,258 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 66,766 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,850 |
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. Allens West station had 66,766 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 183 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 30 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Allens West is located within the North 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 16.04ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 30 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 481 homes.
The station sits within Stockton-on-Tees planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 185%, having delivered 2,389 homes from a target of 1,291. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Stockton-on-Tees's stations is 1,540 homes. That's 119% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Stockton-on-Tees's stations is 1,540 homes without building on protected land. That's 119% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
