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Regional leaders forum takes North West forward

The North West took a major leap ahead of the rest of the UK this week with the launch of a regional leaders forum.

Stadium for St Helens Rugby League Club to go ahead

A £25 million stadium for St Helens Rugby League Club will go ahead after the Government Office for the North West decided not to call it in.

Mersey plans port growth

A vision of the Liverpool city-region's future as a global port to rival international gateways such as New York, Dubai and Singapore was outlined last week.

Planning Appeal Casebook

DC Casebook: Housing: New build - Local need housing fails green belt tests

The owner of land in a village in the Greater Manchester green belt has failed to persuade an inspector that there was sufficient need for four dwellings that he proposed to build on the site.

In Depth

Shop test low on impact

Critics complain that uncertainty over a competition test leaves them lacking essential detail on the full implications of the government's revised retail planning policy, explains Vicki Shiel.

Bell on ... top talents for transport

Ten years ago and two hours into my new job with the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) I was giving evidence before the Commons transport select committee, of which Gwyneth Dunwoody was the co-chair.

Legal report

Model conditions flag up planning remediation role

The adventurer returns

Globetrotting planning troubleshooter Paul Nichols is back home and relishing taking the helm at a regional arm of one of the UK's most high-profile consultancy operations, Ben Lee reports.