London Borough of Bromley is threatening more closures of public toilets. The public toilets in Penge are now under consultation for closure and we understand that those at Thornton’s Corner in Beckenham are once again under consideration for closure.
The closure of Penge toilets will be considered at the Executive meeting Wed 26th November at 7pm.
Beckenham Toilets at Thornton’s Corner
The closure of Beckenham toilets will be discussed at the Environmental Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday 20th Jan 2015, prior to an Executive decision.
Objections can be made via the council’s general email address csc@bromley.gov.uk
“Community Toilets” are supposed to replace public toilets by the council paying the business £1000 a year to allow non-customers to use them. In Beckenham, the “Community Toilet” in Costa Coffee is reported as being in a very poor state. Whatever their customers may think of the toilets being in a dirty condition, if the council is paying the business £1000 a year, they should be kept spotless.
But the important thing is to keep the public toilets open. They are an important contribution to keeping the High Street busy with happy and “comfortable” shoppers!