Paragraph 7ZA F1F2

In this Schedule—

• “combined county authority” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

• “constituent planning authority” in relation to a combined county authority, means—

  1. (a)

     a county council, metropolitan district council or non-metropolitan district council which is the local planning authority for an area within the area of the combined county authority, or

  2. (b)

     a joint committee established under section F315J whose area is within, or the same as, the area of the combined county authority.