Chelsfield
| Station Name | Chelsfield |
| Station Code | CLD |
| Station Owner | Southeastern |
| Developable Area | 59.54ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,977 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Bromley |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,655 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,477 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 89% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Action plan |
| Green Belt | London |
| Green Belt Area | 59.54ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | London |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Outer London - South |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 115,200 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 973,208 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 877 |
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. Chelsfield station had 973,208 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 2,674 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 50 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Chelsfield is located within the London 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 59.54ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,977 homes.
The station sits within Bromley planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 89%, having delivered 1,477 homes from a target of 1,655. As a result of this score, the authority must produce an 'action plan' setting out how it intends to address this shortfall.
The total capacity of all Bromley's stations is 7,056 homes. That's 426% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Bromley's stations is 1,057 homes without building on protected land. That's 64% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
