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Hatcher, C (2015) Illegal geographies of the state: the legalisation of a “squatter” settlement in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 7(01), 39-54.
Hodkinson, S and Essen, C (2015) Grounding accumulation by dispossession in everyday life: The unjust geographies of urban regeneration under the Private Finance Initiative. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 7(01), 72-91.
Hubbard, P (2015) Law, sex and the city: regulating sexual entertainment venues in England and Wales. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 7(01), 5-20.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: planning; UK; sexuality; licensing; nuisance; sexual entertainment venue
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLBE-01-2014-0001
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Purpose – This paper aims to explore how municipal law, in its various guises, serves to police the boundaries of acceptable sexual conduct by considering how Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEVs) in British cities are controlled through diverse techniques of licensing and planning control. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the emergence of permissive new licensing controls that provide local authorities considerable control over SEVs. Licensing decisions, judicial review cases and planning inspectorate adjudications since the inception of the new powers are examined to explore the logic of judgements preventing SEVs operating in specific localities. Findings – Through analysis of case studies, it is shown that local authorities have almost total discretion to prevent SEVs operating in specific localities, particularly those undergoing, or anticipated to be undergoing, redevelopment and regeneration. Originality/value – This paper offers unique insights on the “scope” of municipal law by highlighting how land uses associated with “sexual minority” interests are regulated in the interests of urban regeneration, redevelopment and restructuring.
Parizeau, K and Lepawsky, J (2015) Legal orderings of waste in built spaces. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 7(01), 21-38.
Ranslem, D (2015) ‘Temporary’ relocation: spaces of contradiction in South African law. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 7(01), 55-71.