Birmingham is ploughing almost £1bn into regenerating the area around the planned HS2 Curzon Street Station, in a scheme that will create 4,000 homes.

It is the first time that a local authority has used the arrival of HS2 to push forward regeneration.

The Curzon Investment Plan will take place over 30 years, and will lead to the creation of several new neighbourhoods across 141 hectares, 36,000 jobs, as well as the development of the new Curzon Street HS2 Station.

Theresa May, the Prime Minister, said: “I’m delighted that Greater Birmingham is making this investment in the future, working to maximise the potential of HS2 by investing in jobs and housing – and encouraging more business investment."