Planning Act 2008

8 Consultation on publicity requirements E+W+S

(1) In deciding what steps are appropriate for the purposes of section 7(5), the Secretary of State must consult—

(a) each local authority that is within subsection (2) [F1 , (3) or (3A)], and

(b) the Greater London Authority, if any of the locations concerned is in Greater London.

(2) A local authority is within this subsection if any of the locations concerned is in the authority's area.

(3) A local authority (“A”) is within this subsection if—

(a) any of the locations concerned is in the area of another local authority (“B”),

[F2 (aa) B is a unitary council or a lower-tier district council,] and

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

[F3 (3A) If any of the locations concerned is in the area of an upper-tier county council (“C”), a local authority (“D”) is within this subsection if—

(a) D is not a lower-tier district council, and

(b) any part of the boundary of D's area is also part of the boundary of C's area.]

(4) 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.

[F4 (5) In this section—

• “lower-tier district council” means a district council in England for an area for which there is a county council;

• “unitary council” means a local authority that is not an upper-tier county council, a lower-tier district council, a National Park authority or the Broads Authority;

• “upper-tier county council” means a county council in England for each part of whose area there is a district council.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 8(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 130(9), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)

F2 S. 8(3)(aa) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 130(10), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)

F3 S. 8(3A) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 130(11), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)

F4 S. 8(5) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 130(12), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 8(1) excluded (14.8.2015) by The Progress Power (Gas Fired Power Station) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1570), arts. 1, 25(1)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 8 in force at 6.4.2009 by S.I. 2009/400, art. 2