Yet even more fabulous English toilets

Ooh, check out the snazzy johns!

Loo in running for design award
A state-of-the-art public toilet has been shortlisted for a national architectural prize.

The design aimed to change the image of the dark, smelly public loo.

And yet, sadly, the public doesn't seem to appreciate entirely the fabulousness of their johns:

Parish council "snubs" modern loo
A public toilet shortlisted for a national architectural prize has been "snubbed" by a parish council who dislike its state-of-the-art design.

[...] In a letter sent to New Forest District Council (NFDC), Nina Ball, chairman of the parish council, described the toilets as "totally unacceptable to the village of Brockenhurst" and not "in sympathy with the surrounds".

However, they apparently already have plans for the old "dark, smelly public" johns the fabulous trophy johns have replaced:

Public convenience to become flat
A couple have applied for planning permission to convert a public convenience into a one-bedroom flat.

[...] Mr Cubby said: "By the time we've landscaped it, you won't be able to tell it was a public loo.

"The ladies is going to be a nice-sized bedroom and there will be a kitchen/living area where the gents used to be."