Section 43 of the Planning Act 2008 (local authorities for the purposes of the consultation requirements in section 42) is amended as follows.
In subsection (2) (provision requiring consultation with local authorities that share a boundary with the local authority ("B") in whose area the development is to take place) before the "and" at the end of paragraph (a) insert—
After subsection (2) insert—
For subsection (3) (definition of local authority) substitute—