Two-tier area Definition

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What does Two-tier area mean?

Under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 s.23(2), a two-tier area is either: a district for which there is a district council and in relation to which a county council has the functions of a county council; or a county for which there is a county council and in which there are districts, all of which have district councils.

There is 'single-tier of local government' for an area if: there is a county council and no district councils for that area; or there is a district council and no county council for that area; or it is a London borough.

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Duty to cooperate

Duty to cooperate What is the duty to cooperate? The duty to cooperate was created by the Localism Act 2011. It places a legal duty on local planning authorities (LPAs), county councils and public bodies in England to engage constructively, actively and on an ongoing basis with each other to maximise the effectiveness of local (and marine) plan preparation relating to strategic cross-boundary matters. Section 33A(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (PCPA 2004) defines ‘strategic matters’ for the purposes of the duty to cooperate as: • sustainable development or use of land that has or would have a significant impact on at least two planning areas (ie the area of a district, county or London borough council), in particular in connection with strategic infrastructure, and • sustainable development or use of land in a two-tier area if the development or use is a county matter, or has or would have a significant impact on a county matter The duty to cooperate was originally introduced following...

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