Bricket Wood
| Station Name | Bricket Wood |
| Station Code | BWO |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway) |
| Developable Area | 56.09ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,122 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | St Albans |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,317 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,596 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 69% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Presumption |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 56.09ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | East of England |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 4,978 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 31,022 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,200 |
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. Bricket Wood station had 31,022 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 85 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 20 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Bricket Wood is located within the East of England 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 56.09ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,122 homes.
The station sits within St Albans planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 69%, having delivered 1,596 homes from a target of 2,317. 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 St Albans's stations is 3,906 homes. That's 169% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of St Albans's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
