Bid to demolish disused toilets to make extra parking spaces

Tuesday, 16 June 2026 14:00

By Bradley Gerrard, Local Democracy Reporter

A disused toilet block looks set to be demolished to help create extra parking spaces in an East Devon town.

The toilets at Brook Road in Budleigh Salterton haven’t been operating for more than five years, and now East Devon District Council has submitted proposals to get rid of them entirely.
The freed-up area will then be used to create more parking spaces as the block is located in a car park.
Documents show that the roof tiles and timbers will be manually stripped and possibly salvaged by a demolition company, while the remaining walls and floor base will be broken up by demolition machinery and taken to a tip or recycling crusher.
The drains for the toilets will be removed to the main line and capped, while the electrics will be disconnected.
The works are expected to start on 21 September, if planning permission is granted, and last roughly one month.
Several public toilets have been permanently closed by East Devon District Council in recent years, including Exmouth’s Orcombe Point and Jarvis Close, Sidmouth’s Port Royal, as well as facilities in Sidbury, Sidford and Seaton.
Toilets at the Maer in Exmouth have also been closed.
 

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