South Bank
| Station Name | South Bank |
| Station Code | SBK |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 24.38ha |
| Development Capacity | 488 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 269 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,216 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 453% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Tees Valley and Durham |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 11,296 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 27,624 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,985 |
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. South Bank station had 27,624 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 76 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 20 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
South Bank is located within the North East 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 24.38ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 488 homes.
The station sits within Redcar and Cleveland planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 453%, having delivered 1,216 homes from a target of 269. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Redcar and Cleveland's stations is 5,815 homes. That's 2,162% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Redcar and Cleveland's stations is 5,815 homes without building on protected land. That's 2,162% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
