A major project aimed at transforming a "highly deprived" part of Solihull is set to get an £8 million funding boost.

Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority's (WMCA) Investment Board are being recommended to approve the grant which will go towards the capital costs of Phase 2 of the Kingshurst Regeneration.

Phase 2 will see the building of a new community, health and retail centre, six new houses and a new vicarage.

A report to the board said Phase 2 will begin construction in late 2026 with a completion date of autumn 2028.

This follows Phase 1 of the project which saw 25 new affordable homes built in the village centre, which were completed in September 2024

The third phase of the scheme will involve the construction of 47 affordable homes.

A report to the Investment Board, which meets on Monday (July 20) said: "The Kingshurst Village Centre Regeneration project will level up a highly deprived community by transforming the village centre of Kingshurst, which is located in the East Birmingham-North Solihull Corridor (EBNS).

"The project will substantially improve health and community services with the delivery of a well-connected and mixed-use village centre, including a new community, health and retail centre.

"The project responds to clear market failures, providing a strong rationale for public sector intervention, including funding from WMCA.

"The Kingshurst Regeneration project has consistently been a key corporate priority in annual council plans.

"The need to regenerate the village centre is stated in the 2013 adopted Solihull Local Plan.

"The importance of its regeneration and of establishing new housing are also explicit in the new Local Plan submitted for examination in May 2021."

The report added Phase 2 of the project is considered as having high value for money

It said: "The Community, Health and Retail building will contribute significantly to the regeneration, health and housing objectives in Kingshurst, accelerating the delivery of the scheme."

The approval of the funding for the project comes with several conditions including getting approval to progress to Phase 2 from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Cabinet when it meets on September 17.