Ilkeston
| Station Name | Ilkeston |
| Station Code | ILN |
| Station Owner | East Midlands Railway |
| Developable Area | 50.32ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,013 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Erewash |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 990 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 782 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 79% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Buffer |
| Green Belt | Derby and Nottingham |
| Green Belt Area | 50.32ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | East Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 25,492 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 123,610 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,653 |
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. Ilkeston station had 123,610 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 340 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.
Ilkeston 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 50.32ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,013 homes.
The station sits within Erewash planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 79%, having delivered 782 homes from a target of 990. As a result of this score, the a 'buffer' of 20% will be added to the authority's 5-year land supply, and an action plan must be produced.
The total capacity of all Erewash's stations is 2,013 homes. That's 203% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Erewash's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
