Planning Act 2008

43 Local authorities for purposes of section 42(b)

(1) A local authority is within this section if the land is in the authority’s area.

(2) A local authority (“A”) is within this section if—

(a) the land is in the area of another local authority (“B”), and

(b) any part of the boundary of A’s area is also a part of the boundary of B’s area.

(3) In this section “local authority” means—

(a) a county council, or district council, in England;

(b) a London borough council;

(c) the Common Council of the City of London;

(d) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(e) a county council, or county borough council, in Wales;

(f) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39);

(g) a National Park authority;

(h) the Broads Authority.