Changing Places Toilets in Scotland
Modular Changing Places Toilets, designed, manufactured and installed across Scotland. Listed by PAMIS as a leading Changing Places Toilet supplier and one of a small number of named modular providers.
Scotland is investing in Changing Places Toilets at a scale not seen before. The Scottish Government's £10 million Changing Places Toilets Scotland Fund is open, with the aim of adding up to 150 new facilities.
If your organisation is planning one, whether you are applying to the Fund, meeting a planning condition, or simply filling a gap your community has been asking about for years, we can help you get it built.
Why organisations in Scotland come to us
- We are named by PAMIS. Danfo is listed on the PAMIS Changing Places Toilets list of leading suppliers, and is one of only six companies named on their modular Changing Places Toilet providers list. We are also featured in the PAMIS Supplier Spotlight series on the Scotland Support Hub.
- We build for difficult sites. Our modular buildings are constructed off site and craned into position, which makes them viable in places a traditional build is not: island and coastal locations, country parks, remote visitor sites, conservation areas and busy town centres where disruption has to be kept to a minimum.
- Off-grid options. Where mains services are limited or absent, we can specify sustainable off-grid solutions rather than telling you the site does not work.
- We are a manufacturer, not a broker. We design, build, deliver, install and then maintain. Compliance is designed in at the factory rather than negotiated on site, and there is one organisation accountable for the result.
- A 40-year average lifespan, backed by ongoing servicing including planned preventative maintenance, cleaning, and LOLER compliance checks on hoist equipment.
What Scotland requires, and how it differs from England
Scotland has its own rules, and they came in earlier than England's. Two separate regimes apply.
Planning. Section 41B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, inserted by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and amended by the Town and Country Planning (Changing Places Toilet Facilities) (Scotland) Regulations 2020, means a planning authority may only grant permission for certain developments on condition that a Changing Places Toilet is included. Since 18 May 2020 this applies where the relevant part of the development has a floor area of more than 5,000 square metres, or can be used for specified purposes by more than 1,000 people at one time.
Building standards. Separately, the non-domestic technical handbook supporting the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 includes guidance on Changing Places Toilet provision at clause 3.12.13.
The Fund does not cover developments that are already legally required to provide a facility under these measures. If you are unsure which side of that line your project sits on, talk to us early, because it affects how you fund it.
For a fuller explanation of the standards across the UK, read our guide to Changing Places building regulations.
What a Changing Places Toilet has to include
The standard is set out in BS 8300-2:2018 and in the specification at section 41B(3) of the 1997 Act. In summary, a compliant facility needs:
- At least 12m² of clear space
- A ceiling tracked hoist covering the full floor area
- A height-adjustable adult-sized changing bench
- A centrally placed peninsular toilet with at least one metre of clear space to either side
- A height-adjustable wash hand basin
- A privacy screen or curtain
- Grab rails, a colostomy shelf, a non-slip floor and a call assistance system
The Changing Places Toilets Scotland Fund
The Changing Places Toilets Scotland Fund is a Scottish Government programme investing £10 million across the 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years, with the aim of creating up to 150 new facilities. It is managed by Inspiring Scotland, with expert support from PAMIS, who co-founded and chair the UK Changing Places Toilet Consortium. More than 80 facilities have been funded since the programme launched.
The Fund covers project costs plus up to £10,000 in development costs, and applies to facilities in or adjacent to an existing building as well as new standalone facilities. Priority goes to areas that do not currently have adequate provision.
The part most applicants underestimate: PAMIS review all drawings and plans, and build funds are not released until the proposed facility is confirmed as compliant. Your submission needs full room dimensions including door widths and ceiling height, fully dimensioned equipment layout plans, the access route to the room, and all available technical drawings.
The most common problem we see is a building with the floor area but not the ceiling height. Check that before you commit to a room. This is one reason modular buildings work well for Fund applications: because the unit is manufactured to a known specification, the dimensions and hoist structure are correct by design, which makes the plan review stage far more predictable.
How we work with you
- Design and consultation. We visit the site, assess what it can take, and work with you and your community to make sure the facility meets real needs rather than just the minimum.
- Manufacture, delivery and installation. Built off site, transported and installed by us, with groundworks handled in-house or alongside your contractors.
- Registration and funding support. We guide you through Changing Places Consortium registration so your facility appears on the national map, and support funding and VAT relief applications.
- Maintenance and servicing. Ongoing care including planned maintenance, cleaning and LOLER checks.
Useful independent resources
We would always encourage you to use PAMIS's own guidance alongside anything we provide. Their Scotland Support Hub brings together the practical guide, example room layout plans, the equipment and environment checklist, Scottish Government planning guidance and research evidence, all free to use. PAMIS also offer a free enquiry service, independent of any supplier.
- PAMIS Scotland Support Hub
- Changing Places Toilets: The Practical Guide (PAMIS)
- Changing Places Toilets Scotland Fund (Inspiring Scotland)
- UK Changing Places Toilets map
Talk to us about your Scottish project
If you are at the early stage and want a realistic view of what your site can take, including whether a modular building would work better than adapting what you have, we are happy to have that conversation without any obligation.
