The latest stage of our public toilet refurbishment programme will get underway next week with a revamp of the facilities at Goldstone Villas in Hove set to begin on Tuesday 16 July.
The much-needed upgrade will mean that, for the first time, they’ll be accessible to everyone.
The work will include raising the floor to ground level, introducing a Disabled Access Toilet facing out to Goldstone Villas and refurbishing both men’s and women’s toilets to include family rooms, baby change facilities, and cubicles with grab rails.
The work is expected to be finished at the end of September. The toilets will be out of use while the work is taking place. The nearest public toilets are:
Councillor Tim Rowkins, Cabinet Member for Net Zero & Environmental Services said: “We have been working very hard over the last year or so to get our public toilets reopen and as many of them refurbished as possible.
"The Goldstone Villas toilets have needed an upgrade for a long time, so I’m really pleased to see this work starting.
“Increasing the accessibility of our toilet facilities is a big area of focus and, for the first time, these toilets will be open for anyone to use. All of our residents and visitors need to be able to use these essential public facilities.”
Picture: The toilets at Goldstone Villas
The work at Goldstone Villas is part of a major refurbishment programme across the city.
August 2024: New Changing Places toilets at Preston Park and St Ann’s Well Gardens are scheduled to open. The new facilities will have a height-adjustable benches, ceiling track hoists, height-adjustable sinks and extra space for carers.
August 2024: New toilets at Hove Lagoon, part of the Hove Beach Park project, scheduled to open.
Autumn/winter 2024: A refurbishment of the toilets at Ovingdean Undercliff is expected to begin.
June 2024: MacLaren Pavilion revamp gets underway
April 2024: The facilities in the Royal Pavilion Gardens are reopened and a new Changing Places toilet is opened at the One Garden in Stanmer Park.
March 2024: Black Rock, Greenleas, and Hollingbury Park toilets are opened all year round as part of changes to the service.
July 2023: 7 more public toilets are opened at Blakers Park, Greenleas, Easthill Park, Hove Cemetery South, Queen’s Park, Stanmer Village and Vale Park.
June 2023: Refurbished toilets are opened for summer 2023 as part of Phase 1 of the programme.
