Station Details

Brampton (Cumbria)

Station NameBrampton (Cumbria)
Station CodeBMP
Station OwnerNorthern Trains
Developable Area145.99ha
Development Capacity2,190 homes (at 15dph)
Local Planning AuthorityCarlisle
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required508
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered1,759
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score346%
2021 Housing Delivery Test - ConsequenceNone
Network Rail RegionNorth West
Network Rail Sub-RegionCumbria
Passengers, 2020 - 20213,880
Passengers, 2019 - 202015,850
UK Station Passenger Rank (Use)2,239

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. Brampton (Cumbria) station had 15,850 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 44 people per day.

For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 15 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.

Brampton (Cumbria) is located within the North West 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 145.99ha.

Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 15 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,190 homes.

The station sits within Carlisle planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 346%, having delivered 1,759 homes from a target of 508. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.

The total capacity of all Carlisle's stations is 4,901 homes. That's 965% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.

Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Carlisle's stations is 4,901 homes without building on protected land. That's 965% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.