Monday 19 August 2019

Plans for anti-sex toilets in seaside town 'submitted in error'

Bridgend council says public toilets designed to deter sex and rough sleeping won’t be built

A council has said plans for public toilets in a seaside town – with design features to deter vandalism, rough sleeping and sexual activity – were submitted in “error”.

Plans for the toilets in Porthcawl’s Griffin Park included weight-sensitive floors that would ensure only one user could be in a cubicle at a time to safeguard against “inappropriate sexual activity and vandalism”. Any such behaviour would trigger alarms and water jets.

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