Disabled travellers will welcome new state-of-the-art WC proposed for Cleethorpes railway station

                                                                 

The concourse at Cleethorpes railway station which has been earmarked as site for a loo for disabled users  

 

TRANSPENNINE Express has submitted plans to install a modular building to accommodate a WC for disabled users at Cleethorpes Railway Station.

It says: "Although the station has an accessible toilet, it does not have one for individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities and severe mobility limitations. 

"Thousands of people in the UK require facilities beyond standard accessible toilets which do not provide changing benches or hoists and are too small to accommodate more than one person. 

"This deficiency puts individuals with disabilities at risk and often forces families to compromise their own health and hygiene by changing their loved ones on the  floor.

"Installing a Changing Places toilet at public places such as railway stations would dramatically improve the lives of thousands who desperately need these facilities."

It continues: "Currently, there is only one Changing Places WC located within Cleethorpes - the one situated in the leisure centre which is a mile away from the station.

The next available Changing Places facilities  are located in Grimsby - at the YMCA Humber and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital." 

Because of the heritage status, Transpennine Express will require Listed Building Consent, but it is not thought this will be an obstacle to planning approval.