Five days remain for you to have your say on public toilets in East Devon, as the public consultation is due to close at 5pm on Friday, October 1.

Read what people have said so far here.

The proposed changes

The three categories for proposed changes to the public loos are as follows:

A) Improve them;

B) Turn them eg. into a café but still with public access (town/parish councils, community groups can bid for these);

C) Offer their running to a town council/community group or remove them.

The 'pay-to-use' option has also been put forward.

Which categories are Exmouth's public toilets in?

The public toilets identified for the 'A' category (i.e. to be improved) are in:

- Foxholes Car Park (Running costs £22,543.95/year);

- Magnolia Centre/ London Inn (Running costs £28,881.03/year);

- Manor Gardens (Running costs £24,599.32/year);

- Queens Drive (Running costs £20,495.53/year);

- Phear Park (Running costs £12,893.16/year).

The 'B' category:

- Imperial Recreation Ground (the site 'could offer a very good café/bar'. Running costs £24,058.37/year);

- Orcombe Point (Running costs £6,371.78/year);

- The Maer (the site 'could be better used as a cafe/bar with community toilets, potential link with BBQ area'. Running costs £8,951.94/year).

The 'C' category:

- Bus/Train Station ('Very low usage. This site is at a gateway to the town, but directly benefits the station and could be operated by others. The building can't be used as anything other than a public toilet. Could be re-modelled as part of the Motorhome parking project pending councillor approval'. Running costs £24,541.37/year);

- Jarvis Close (Running costs £10,000.23/year).

How can I have my say?

The public consultation runs until 5pm on Friday, October 1 this year and takes the form of a questionnaire which can be accessed here.

Anyone who needs a copy of the consultation on paper or in any other format can contact East Devon District Council by emailing [email protected] or calling 01395 517569.

Full details of the consultation and the proposals for all the council-run toilet blocks in East Devon can be found here.

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