Widney Manor
| Station Name | Widney Manor |
| Station Code | WMR |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway) |
| Developable Area | 50.60ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,530 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Solihull |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,010 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,283 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 114% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | Birmingham |
| Green Belt Area | 50.6ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | West Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | West Midlands |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 71,428 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 464,912 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,126 |
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. Widney Manor station had 464,912 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 1,277 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.
Widney Manor is located within the West Midlands 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 50.6ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,530 homes.
The station sits within Solihull planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 114%, having delivered 2,283 homes from a target of 2,010. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Solihull's stations is 17,033 homes. That's 847% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Solihull's stations is 2,649 homes without building on protected land. That's 132% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
