Steeton & Silsden
| Station Name | Steeton & Silsden |
| Station Code | SON |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 9.87ha |
| Development Capacity | 494 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Bradford |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 4,389 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 3,250 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 74% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Presumption |
| Green Belt | South and West Yorkshire |
| Green Belt Area | 9.87ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | West Yorkshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 235,248 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 756,114 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 587 |
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. Steeton & Silsden station had 756,114 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 2,077 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.
Steeton & Silsden is located within the Yorkshire and The Humber 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 9.87ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 494 homes.
The station sits within Bradford planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 74%, having delivered 3,250 homes from a target of 4,389. 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 Bradford's stations is 8,420 homes. That's 192% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Bradford's stations is 1,446 homes without building on protected land. That's 33% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
