No, you’ve not read my post.
It’s 9830 homes (pop 22,609 according to the ONS figure of 2.3*) for Worcester City (inc the Broomhall development). Circa 20000 homes for the rest of South Worcestershire. This is not only local policy but has been reviewed and approved by the national government planning inspectorate.
As Worcestershire Parkway has ‘good’ rail (and road) links to most of the south Worcestershire cities and towns (ie Worcester, Great Malvern, Bromsgrove, Pershore, Evesham), already has large industrial units on one side (NW) and, apart from the Benedictine community at Mucknell Abbey to the E, virtually no one lives within eyesight of the station why not stick a couple of thousand houses there? You’re not going to have spats with locals (and more importantly their councillors) over swamping their roads and doctors surgeries, ruining their views or conservation areas or the other umpteen arguments that delay proposals.
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https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...seholdestimatesfortheunitedkingdom/2011-03-21
The latest google satellite maps show archaeological trial trenches immediately east of the roundabout so I’d expect more industrial units or housing there imminently (see image below). Looking on the planning portal would tell us which.