APPENDIX 1: SUMMARY OF WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS

DERRY CITY & STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL

REVIEW OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE SERVICE PROVISION

Strabane Community Toilet Scheme • Market Street, Strabane • Council facility • Strabane Public Realm Scheme • Potential upgrade to Changing Places standard.

Sion Mills

• Council facility • On main route from Omagh/high number of vehicles pass through daily • General maintenance issues • CTS – 1 expression of interest to date • Retain Plumbridge

• Council facility • Good standard • General maintenance required • Well used • Retain

Donemana

• Berryhill Road, Donemana • Inter Public facility • Poor location and difficulties parking • Consider alternative Council site

Claudy Community Toilet Scheme • Main Street, Claudy • Supplied by Inter Public • Closed 6-7 years • CTS – 1 expression of interest Newtownstewart

• Main Street, Newtownstewart • Poor condition • Currently closed • CTS – 2 expressions of interest

Cranagh

• Council facility • General maintenance issues • Under utilized • Recommend closure

Castlederg • Healthmatic supplied and maintained • No Council involvement • Limited use/Income • CTS – 1 expression of interest to date, possibly 2 others • Currently temporary toilet provision at Castle site (seasonal) • Recommend closure Victoria Market • Queens Quay, Strand Road • Healthmatic supplied and maintained • Associated with Anti-social behaviour • CTS – 2 expressions of interest • Recommend closure

Moorlough

• Provided by DECAL(now DAERA) • Council maintained • Basic facilities – need updated • DAERA upgrade or contribute towards upgrade • Healthmatic provide unit • Consider upgrade to facilities

Barnes Gap

• Council maintained • Basic facilities • Retain- consider upgrade PUBLIC CONVENIENCES

ANNUAL BUDGET £150,000 EXPENDITURE INCLUDES WAGES, ELECTRICITY, WATER/SEWERAGE, RATES HEALTHMATIC CONTRACT (£30,000/YR) COST OF COMMUNITY TOILET SCHEME TBC COST OF REPAIRS FOR TOILETS RECOMMEND RETAINED APPROX £20,000 COMMERCIAL VALUE OF CLOSED PREMISES TBC ( CRANAGH, CLAUDY, N’STEWART)

Proposed Payments for Community Toilet Scheme

SINGLE UNISEX TOILET £300 SINGLE UNISEX TOILET WITH EITHER DISABLED OR BABY £350 CHANGING FACILITIES SINGLE UNISEX TOILET WITH BOTH DISABLED AND BABY £400 CHANGING FACILITIES SEPARATE MALE & FEMALE TOILETS WITH NO DISABLED OR £400 BABY CHANGING FACILTIES SEPARATE MALE AND FEMALE TOILETS INCORPORATING EITHER £450 DISABLED OR BABY CHANGING FACILITIES

SEPARATE MALE AND FEMALE TOILETS INCORPORATING BOTH £500 DISABLED & BABY CHANGING FACILITIES SEPARATE MALE AND FEMALE TOILETS WITH EITHER SEPARATE DISABLED TOILET OR SEPARATE BABY CHANGING FACILITIES £600

SEPARATE MALE AND FEMALE TOILETS WITH SEPARATE £800 DISABLED TOILET AND SEPARATE BABY CHANGING ROOM Changing Place Facilities in Northern Ireland We’re in the Community Toilet Scheme Use our facilities for free

COMMUNITY TOILET SCHEME

Working Group Recommendations

• RETAIN TOILETS IN STRABANE, SION MILLS, PLUMBRIDGE, BARNES GAP & MOORLOUGH • CHANGE LOCATION OF DONEMANA TOILETS TO OTHER COUNCIL SITE • CLOSE TOILETS IN CRANAGH AND N’STEWART • KEEP TOILETS IN CLAUDY AND NEWTOWNSTEWART CLOSED • CLOSE AUTOMATIC TOILETS IN CASTLEDERG & VICTORIA MARKET • UPGRADE/REPLACE UNITS AT BARNES GAP & MOORLOUGH • EXAMINE FEASIBILITY OF PERMANENT FACILITY AT CASTLE SITE IN CASTLEDERG • CARRY OUT ANY NECESSARY WORKS TO TOILETS BEING RETAINED • EXPLORE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING CHANGING PLACES FACILITY IN STRABANE • IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY TOILET SCHEME AND REVIEW AFTER 12 MONTHS