Chinley
| Station Name | Chinley |
| Station Code | CLY |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 35.74ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,430 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | High Peak |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 697 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 941 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 135% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | Merseyside and Greater Manchester |
| Green Belt Area | 35.73ha ( 99.97% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | East Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 21,856 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 129,220 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,722 |
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. Chinley station had 129,220 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 355 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.
Chinley is located within the East 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 35.74ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,430 homes.
The station sits within High Peak planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 135%, having delivered 941 homes from a target of 697. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all High Peak's stations is 17,658 homes. That's 2,533% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of High Peak's stations is 7,217 homes without building on protected land. That's 1,035% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
