Consideration should be given to providing Changing Places Toilets in buildings and public spaces where they are not required in TGD M 2022, to maximise access and use for all. For example:

  • providing a Changing Places Toilet in a building where the use is not a relevant building use in Table 1 of TGD M
  • providing a Changing Places Toilet in a building that is smaller than the size criteria set out in Table 1 of TGD M
  • providing a Changing Place Toilet in an existing building[1]
  • providing more than one Changing Places Toilet in a large single-use building
  • in a theatre, providing a Changing Places Toilet backstage for performers as well as one for use by members of the audience
  • In a stadium, providing more than one Changing Places Toilet, depending on circulation routes and the distance a user might have to travel from one part of the stadium to another

An analysis of the building use, building capacity, and end-user experience should be taken into consideration to inform the provision of Changing Places Toilets, where they are not required in TGD M 2022. For example, a university may carry out an analysis of its existing buildings to identify suitable locations for the installation of Changing Places Toilets on campus, taking into account the location of key student facilities with high use, capacity, user feedback, management arrangements such as opening hours, travel distances, arrival points and accessible routes on the campus.

Section 25 of the Disability Act may apply to some existing public buildings, see Section 5.4.1.


3. A Changing Places Toilet may be required in some existing public buildings, under Section 25 of the Disability, see Section 5.4.1