Sea Mills
| Station Name | Sea Mills |
| Station Code | SML |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 33.13ha |
| Development Capacity | 994 homes (at 30dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Bristol, City of |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 6,197 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 4,611 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 74% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Presumption |
| Green Belt | Bath and Bristol |
| Green Belt Area | 33.13ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 13,108 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 58,204 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,932 |
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. Sea Mills station had 58,204 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 160 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 30 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Sea Mills 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 33.13ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 30 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 994 homes.
The station sits within Bristol, City of planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 74%, having delivered 4,611 homes from a target of 6,197. As a result of this score, the authority is subject to a 'presumption in favour of sustainable development', according to the NPPF.
The total capacity of all Bristol, City of's stations is 1,159 homes. That's 19% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Bristol, City of's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
