A potential £500m development on land next to Stafford Railway Station has been revealed by Stafford Borough council.

The Stafford Gateway Masterplan has been planned on the back of HS2 and could see 650 apartments, 150 houses, offices and a multi-storey car park with 1,400 spaces built on the site.

Patrick Farrington, Borough council leader, said: "Our borough is growing and we have big ambitions for it.

"HS2 has presented an opportunity to deliver substantial economic growth and regeneration across the town. We want to ensure we have a vibrant town centre for the future – knowing that more residents and office workers in the town will provide a boost to the High Street - and we will be studying these exciting plans very closely to ensure we are creating the right environment for businesses to flourish, for people to live, work and enjoy the area, and for communities to prosper."

The development could open up the railway station on the opposite side, providing access to and from the new development.

The cabinet committee will be asked to back the masterplan and allow it to form part of the local plan review.

Cllr Farrington said: "Our borough is rightly seen as a great place to invest because of our position at the centre of the UK, with fantastic transport links. Recent figures show more than £1.5 billion has been invested in, or planned for, the area but we will not forget to protect what we already have – a safe, clean and green borough with an excellent quality of life."