IMPROVED disabled toilet facilities are set to be installed in the centre of Abingdon.

Plans for a 'space to change' toilet have been submitted to the Vale of White Horse District Council for the Guildhall, which is owned by the town council.

It will be the second installed in the town after campaigners last month won an eight-month fight for better disabled toilets at nearby Abbey Meadow Park, which saw original designs changed following criticism.

Abbey Meadows Consultation Group, made up of concerned parents, had originally been calling for a 'changing places' facility, which are much larger than standard disabled toilets to give people more room.

Seen as a halfway measure between a normal accessible toilet and a 'changing places' cubicle, this new facility will include a wheelchair accessible toilet and a height adjustable adult-sized changing bench and hoist.

If approved, the toilet is set to be installed at the rear of the Old Magistrates Court where the old police entrance is, off Abbey Close.