Bilbrook
| Station Name | Bilbrook |
| Station Code | BBK |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway) |
| Developable Area | 30.21ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,208 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | South Staffordshire |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 672 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 912 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 136% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | Birmingham |
| Green Belt Area | 30.06ha ( 99.5% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | West Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 19,808 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 123,790 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,777 |
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. Bilbrook station had 123,790 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 340 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.
Bilbrook is located within the West Midlands 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 30.21ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,208 homes.
The station sits within South Staffordshire planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 136%, having delivered 912 homes from a target of 672. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all South Staffordshire's stations is 6,390 homes. That's 951% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of South Staffordshire's stations is 1,264 homes without building on protected land. That's 188% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
