The high speed rail developer has submitted proposals to carry out repairs at the historic building near the new HS2 Birmingham city centre terminus. The revised design of the new station, which is set to become a key destination on the divisive HS2 line, was approved last year.

Stations that HS2 will serve are: London Euston; the current capital hub for trains to the west midlands and north west, Old Oak Common; a new station in Harlesden, north west London, which will provide a link to the Elizabeth line when it opens,

Proposals by HS2 to carry out ‘essential’ works at Birmingham's old Curzon Street Station have been recommended for approval.

The construction of HS2 was always going to miss its delivery target because the plan was rushed by ministers, the government's former infrastructure chief has said. Sir John Armitt, who ended his tenure as the chair of the National Infrastructure Commission on 31 December, believes the haste in drawing up the project's blueprint hobbled it.

David Hairsine meanwhile simply referred to it as a “farcical pantomime”. But HS2 has been keen to highlight that the project is more than just a railway, describing it as a “catalyst for regeneration and growth across the West Midlands region”.

The proposed HS2 station at Euston is to be “future-proofed” for a possible expansion that would enable more trains to run on the long-awaited high-speed line.