Planning applications for homes and offices have risen fourfold around the new West Midlands stations on the HS2 train line, according to the company behind the project.
HS2 Ltd said in a report that the line would create “a legacy of world-leading industry, reimagined public spaces and international investment that will be felt for generations”.
The analysis looked at applications within a 1.5-mile radius of two new HS2 stations in central Birmingham and Solihull and a depot at Washwood Heath. It found that applications were up by two-thirds and the number of homes had increased fivefold since 2017.
