Cannock
| Station Name | Cannock |
| Station Code | CAO |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway) |
| Developable Area | 10.27ha |
| Development Capacity | 411 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Cannock Chase |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 642 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,483 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 231% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | Birmingham |
| Green Belt Area | 10.27ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | West Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 39,180 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 197,732 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,434 |
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. Cannock station had 197,732 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 543 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.
Cannock 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 10.27ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 411 homes.
The station sits within Cannock Chase planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 231%, having delivered 1,483 homes from a target of 642. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Cannock Chase's stations is 411 homes. That's 64% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Cannock Chase's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
