TWO public toilets have been saved - but councillors are angry five more will be closed.

Brighton and Hove City Council have made a u-bend on plans to close Station Road toilets in Portslade, while public conveniences at Rottingdean Recreation Ground will continue to operate all year round.

The Labour administration has tweaked plans which will mean cuts of £100,000 from the toilet budget in 2016/17 while announcing plans to invest £1.5 million in refurbishing remaining facilities.

But Conservative councillor Dawn Barnett called the planned closures a “disgrace” and vowed to challenge the proposals at the full budget council at the end of the month.

Cllr Barnett said: “They want to encourage use of parks and get kiddies playing but then they close the public toilets.

“This council needs to focus on getting the basics right, this is what people want from their council tax.

“I would hope we could do something at budget council to save more of these toilets.”

The amended plans mean toilets at Saltdean Oval, Victoria Road in Portslade and Greenleas in Hangleton will close in April.

The Rose Garden toilets in Preston Park could also close with park users invited to use the Rotunda Café or chalet toilets elsewhere in the park.

Toilets in Park Road in Rottingdean could also close subject to a consultation with Rottingdean Parish Council.

Several other sites will close in the winter months including Blakers Park in Brighton, the Grenadier toilets in Hove, Aldrington Recreation Ground, Hollingbury Park and Wild Park, the latter of which is currently only open for winter weekends and bank holidays.

Councillor Gill Mitchell, chairwoman of the environment, transport and sustainability committee said the original proposals sought to make £50,000 savings from the toilet budget in addition to £120,000 savings deferred from the current budget.

But the plans have now been revised to cut just £100,000 from the budget in 2016/17.

She said: “It means that the public toilets in Station Road in Portslade earmarked for closure will remain open, the facilities at Rottingdean Recreation Ground will stay open all year round and services at the seafront toilets will not be reduced or have shared attendants.

“We are also developing a business plan to put the service on a sound footing for the future and plan to invest £1.5 million in total refurbishment of facilities.

“We appreciate that that any changes to public toilet provision will have an impact on residents and visitors, particularly those who need to use toilet facilities more regularly.

“We will continue to encourage businesses to sign up to the ‘Use Our Loo’ scheme and open their toilets to non-customers.”