Petition grows against planned closure of Mold Bus Station toilets
A petition opposing Flintshire County Council’s plan to close the public toilets at Mold Bus Station has gained momentum, with hundreds signing since its launch over the weekend.
The petition argues that the toilets are essential for elderly and disabled passengers, parents with young children, commuters, tourists, and bus station staff. Signatories warn the closure would impact dignity, hygiene, accessibility, and could deter use of public transport and the local high street.
The campaign highlights that Flintshire’s proposal conflicts with key legislation including the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013, and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. These laws promote accessible infrastructure, sustainable travel, and support for vulnerable groups.
Under the Equality Act 2010, the petition says the closure risks indirect discrimination by removing accessible facilities vital for disabled people. It also points to Flintshire’s duty under the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 to maintain and review a Local Toilets Strategy that should improve, not reduce, provision.
Opposition councillors have called a special County Council meeting for 7 August to challenge the decision, criticising the lack of public consultation and equality impact assessment.
Flintshire Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Andrew Parkhurst said: “We warned the Labour-led Cabinet during the last budget-setting that closing public toilets in Mold, Holywell and Talacre would harm residents. Thanks to pressure from the Welsh Liberal Democrats in the Senedd, Flintshire received an extra £1.2m in Welsh Government funding. Using just 5% of that uplift could have kept these toilets open. Labour and their Independent coalition partners chose not to listen – we’ll continue fighting this short-sighted policy at every stage.”
Flintshire People’s Voice leader Cllr Sam Swash criticised council priorities, saying: “They say they can’t afford the £59,000 to keep public toilets open, yet they’ve found £40,000 to create two new Cabinet posts for themselves, and another £20,000 for new ‘Welcome to Flintshire’ signs. It is a political choice to cut these essential services while hiking Council Tax and wasting money on vanity projects.”
Flintshire Council’s Chief Officer for Streetscene and Transportation, Katie Wilby, confirmed the council is “seeking expressions of interest” from town and community councils to take over the toilets.
However, Mold Town Council issued a statement saying they had not been contacted by Flintshire County Council about transferring ownership or responsibility for the facilities, and are unable to comment further until more information is received.
The petition can be found here: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-planned-closure-of-the-public-toilets-at-mold-bus-station-flintshire
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