A corporate joint committee must keep under review the matters which may be expected to affect the development, or the planning of the development, of its area.
Subsections (2) to (5) of section 61 apply in relation to a corporate joint committee as they apply in relation to a local planning authority.
In subsections (2) to (5) of section 61 as they apply by virtue of subsection (2)—
references to a local planning authority are to be construed as references to a corporate joint committee;
references to a neighbouring area are to be construed as references to a neighbouring area which is the area of another corporate joint committee.