(Report of Chief Executive)
The report gave details of the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at its meeting of 18 October 2018 regarding a review of the Council’s current provision of public conveniences.
The Cabinet resolved that:
The recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be approved as follows:
(1) subject to agreement with the existing contractor, the existing public convenience cleansing contract be extended for 12 months in accordance with current contract conditions;
(2) meetings be undertaken with individual Parish/Town Councils to agree the transfer of ownership of the Council’s public conveniences currently located in their area;
(3) the existing provision of public conveniences at Leybourne Lakes Country Park, Haysden Country Park, Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground and Tonbridge Cemetery be retained;
(4) the existing Priory Road and Castle Grounds public conveniences in Tonbridge be retained;
(5) the existing Angel Centre public toilets be closed with the public redirected to existing alternative provision;
(6) further investigation be undertaken into the suitability of alternative toilets in the vicinity of Tonbridge Castle to determine the future provision of Castle Grounds toilets;
(7) the Building and Estates Manager be requested to bring forward an improvement programme for those facilities to be retained/transferred; and
(8) future reports be submitted to the Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board on the outcome of the review, accompanied by an Equality Impact Assessment and financial appraisal.