Nailsea & Backwell
| Station Name | Nailsea & Backwell |
| Station Code | NLS |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 21.94ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,097 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | North Somerset |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,877 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,563 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 89% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Action plan |
| Green Belt | Bath and Bristol |
| Green Belt Area | 21.94ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 85,382 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 519,574 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,029 |
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. Nailsea & Backwell station had 519,574 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 1,427 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.
Nailsea & Backwell is located within the South West 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 21.94ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,097 homes.
The station sits within North Somerset planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 89%, having delivered 2,563 homes from a target of 2,877. 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 North Somerset's stations is 1,097 homes. That's 38% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of North Somerset's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
