TY  - JOUR
AB  - 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.
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
SN  - 1756-1450
DO  - 10.1108/IJLBE-01-2014-0001
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLBE-01-2014-0001
AU  - Hubbard Philip
ED  - Mr Luke Bennett, Professor Antonia Layard
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Law, sex and the city: regulating sexual entertainment venues in England and Wales
T2  - International Journal of Law in the Built Environment
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 5
EP  - 20
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -