50Safety and security

50 Safety and security

50 Safety and security

Development is to maintain and where possible enhance the safety and security of the locality.

In particular—

• buildings are to overlook streets as well as public and communal places to allow casual surveillance,

• service areas and access ways are to be either secured or allow casual surveillance,

• there is to be adequate lighting of entrances and pedestrian areas,

• after hours land use activities are to be located along primary pedestrian routes,

• public toilets, telephones and other public facilities are to be located so as to have direct access and to be clearly visible from well trafficked public spaces, and

• entrances to buildings are to be from public streets wherever possible.

cl 50: Am 2005 (561), Sch 1 [9] [10].