Material consideration: fear of crime

West Midlands Probation Committee v Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions and the Environment & v Walsall MBC [1998] J.P.L. 388

Smith v First Secretary of State Mid- Bedfordshire District Council  [2005] EWCA Civ 859

Smith v Liverpool City Council – Inspector’s decision – making the development look too secure  by providing a gated community can foster fear of crime in surrounding properties  – https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?Caseid=3224223&CoID=0