Whitley Bridge
| Station Name | Whitley Bridge |
| Station Code | WBD |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 87.64ha |
| Development Capacity | 438 homes (at 5dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Selby |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 914 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,601 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 175% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | South and West Yorkshire |
| Green Belt Area | 46.34ha ( 52.88% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | North Yorkshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 62 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 562 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,526 |
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. Whitley Bridge station had 562 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 2 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 5 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Whitley Bridge 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 87.64ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 5 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 438 homes.
The station sits within Selby planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 175%, having delivered 1,601 homes from a target of 914. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Selby's stations is 4,887 homes. That's 535% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Selby's stations is 1,080 homes without building on protected land. That's 118% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
