Bloxwich North
| Station Name | Bloxwich North |
| Station Code | BWN |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway) |
| Developable Area | 28.25ha |
| Development Capacity | 848 homes (at 30dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Walsall |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,313 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,617 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 70% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Presumption |
| Green Belt | Birmingham |
| Green Belt Area | 28.24ha ( 99.96% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | West Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | West Midlands |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 11,460 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 55,878 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,982 |
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. Bloxwich North station had 55,878 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 154 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.
Bloxwich North 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 28.25ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 30 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 848 homes.
The station sits within Walsall planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 70%, having delivered 1,617 homes from a target of 2,313. As a result of this score, the authority is subject to a 'presumption in favour of sustainable development', according to the NPPF.
The total capacity of all Walsall's stations is 848 homes. That's 37% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Walsall's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
