Have your views on Public Loos

What you told us

We asked members of the public to provide comment and feedback on the public conveniences currently in place across Aberdeenshire. We were delighted with the high level of response we received and are grateful to all who took part. The key findings from the survey were:

• Overall satisfaction with the level of cleanliness across the public conveniences in Aberdeenshire was positive, with 86% of respondents indicating the cleanliness was either excellent, good, or fair.
• Public Toilets are viewed as essential for all ages and will support tourism and the local economy.
• There was approximately a 50/50 split in respondents in terms of whether moving to one public convenience per town would be acceptable.
• Comments received around cleaning frequency being demand driven based on usage rather than being uniform, with seasonal and event-based adjustments made.
• Significant majority of respondents indicated that they would be impacted negatively by any public convenience closures.
• A strong preference was indicated for public conveniences remaining free of charge; if charging was to be introduced, the feedback was that both cashless and card/contactless options would be required.
• Some desire was expressed for public conveniences to be open 24/7.

What We’re Doing

This feedback was a key aspect in helping to draft our updated Public Convenience strategy. This draft will be shared with all six Area Committees and will be put to Business Services Committee for approval.

You can view the original project page here: Have your views on public loos | Engage Aberdeenshire