The construction of HS2 in the West Midlands is well underway – years before the first trains run it is creating thousands of jobs and training courses for local people, and awarding billions of pounds worth of contracts to the region’s businesses.

Exciting landmarks are rising on local skylines, attracted by the improved transport connections and business confidence that HS2 brings. Since HS2 was approved by Parliament in 2017, the number and scale of planned developments within 1.5 miles of Curzon St Station, Interchange Station and the Washwood Heath Depot, has increased dramatically. These new places to live, work and visit are projected to add £10 billion to the local economy over the next 10 years.

Since Royal Assent was granted for the railway in 2017, the number of planning applications seen in a 1.5 mile radius around these three major HS2 hubs has increased by two-thirds.

Over the same timescale, the area of total planned floorspace - including commercial and residential - has increased by 200%, and the planned number of new homes has increased by almost 500% - from 10,000 to 55,000 homes.

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