Millbrook (Bedfordshire)
| Station Name | Millbrook (Bedfordshire) |
| Station Code | MLB |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway) |
| Developable Area | 110.12ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,652 homes (at 15dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 5,085 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 6,959 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 137% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | East of England |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 1,042 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 12,250 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,386 |
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. Millbrook (Bedfordshire) station had 12,250 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 34 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 15 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Millbrook (Bedfordshire) 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 110.12ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 15 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,652 homes.
The station sits within Central Bedfordshire planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 137%, having delivered 6,959 homes from a target of 5,085. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Central Bedfordshire's stations is 20,089 homes. That's 395% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Central Bedfordshire's stations is 13,060 homes without building on protected land. That's 257% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
