# Planning Act 2008, Section 8: Consultation on publicity requirements

Extent: 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) , (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”),
(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.
(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.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-8
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