CLIENT: Tendring District Council COMPLETED: 2015 LOCATION: Clacton on sea, Walton on the Naze, Essex SIZE: 12sqm The Changing Places Consortium provide changing facilities and toilets for people who cannot use standard accessible toilets. This includes people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, as well as older people. To use the toilet in safety and comfort, many people need to be able to access a Changing Places, which have more space and the right equipment, including a height adjustable changing bench and a hoist. We were approached by Tendring District Council to design two new Changing Places, one in Clacton on sea, and one in Walton on the Naze as part of a forward thinking initiative by the LA and local councillors. A grant had been provided by Essex County Council Short Breaks team to facilitate the initiative. Several possible seafront sites were […]