Planning area '&1' could not be deleted

What causes this issue?

Planning area '&V1&' could not be deleted because it is still used in
consumption group '&V2&'.

System Response

The deletion process has been terminated.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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