Cambridge City Council has rejected revised plans for the city’s Lion Yard toilets because they do not give the public what they want.
Leader, Sian Reid said that the proposals are still driven by maximising ground floor retail space and not providing good city centre public toilets.
“We are listening to the public and as such, we are refusing these plans,” she said. “It is time the developer started listening to the public as well.
“These proposals will not solve the problems we are facing. Residents clearly want ground floor toilets but these plans are driven by maximising ground floor retail space.
“The developer is still looking at the proposals in terms of what is adequate for a shopping centre and not in terms of what is right for central toilets serving a city.”
The developer has consulted disability groups in the city on its amended proposals which include one ground floor disabled cubicle accessed with a radar key and a baby changing facility on the first floor. The new plans include only two cubicles in the male toilets compared with four in the original proposals and there will be a lift.
Cllr Reid added: “We want to make sure that our residents are completely happy with the finished plans. These amended proposals do not address their concerns and therefore we cannot endorse them.”
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