Response 3635316

Response to request for information

3635316

28 February 2025

Please provide the following information for the listed years: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25
1. Number of public toilets open for use
2. Number of toilets operated or owned by the council
3. Annual cleaning costs for public toilets
4. Annual budget for street cleansing
Please provide the following information for 2024/25:
1. Average length of time that public toilets are open (in hours)
2. Shortest length of time that any public toilet is open (in hours)
What are the main reasons given for closing public toilets?

Please provide the following information for the listed years: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25
1. Number of public toilets open for use
  - Cannot provide answer (public toilets operated by Town and Parish Council, neighbouring local authorities, private providers)
2. Number of toilets operated or owned by the council
  - Four
3. Annual cleaning costs for public toilets
  - As part of the budget approved by Council we do not budget separately for the costs of Street Cleansing. These costs are contained within the Streetwise budget that includes all costs of associated with these types of activities including grounds maintenance, play area repairs, tree works etc. as services share resources.
4. Annual budget for street cleansing - as above for question 3.
Please provide the following information for 2024/25:
1. Average length of time that public toilets are open (in hours) -
  Open dawn until dusk - hours open depend on season.
2. Shortest length of time that any public toilet is open (in hours)
  
  Open dawn until dusk - hours open depend on season.
What are the main reasons given for closing public toilets?
- Assessment of usage, operational costs and community impact.

FOI Public Toilets