Details emerge on billion pound HS2 urban quarter project

Details of the vision to create a new urban quarter around the new HS2 Interchange Station in Solihull have been unveiled, with the potential for £1.6bn of infrastructure investment to be delivered over the next ten years.The Urban Growth Company (UGC) has published its Framework Plan outlining the primary and secondary infrastructure requirements and timings to deliver sustained and coordinated growth across The Hub area including Birmingham Airport, the National Exhibition Centre, Jaguar Land Rover and Birmingham Business Park.The Framework Plan builds on the initial detail in the Hub Growth and Infrastructure Plan first published in March 2017, which has since been updated to include the latest development plans from the NEC, Birmingham Airport and Jaguar Land Rover.The plan also looks at market demand for a range of suitable developments to be delivered over the next 15 years, and provides evidence to inform and support Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s Local Plan Review.