Santander branches set to close in Bognor, Rustington, Seaford, and Crowborough

Thursday, 20 March 2025 05:00

The MP for Bognor and Littlehampton has voiced concerns in Parliament about the negative impact of Santander branch closures on local businesses.

It’s set to affect branches in Bognor, Rustington, Seaford, and Crowborough, placing 750 jobs at risk nationwide.

Bosses at Santander say it’s all due to them investing in digital platforms.

MP Alison Griffiths had this to say at PMQ's

This notice was placed on the Santander Bognor branch website:

A spokesperson for Santander UK, said: “As customer behaviour changes, we are ensuring that our branches remain fit for the future. Our new combination of full-service branches, alongside Work Cafés, counter-free branches and reduced hours branches, aims to provide the right balance between digital banking and face-to-face money management and guidance. As a business, we must move with customers and balance our investment across all the places where we interact with customers, to deliver the very best for them now and in the future.

“Closing a branch is always a very difficult decision and we spend a great deal of time assessing where and when we do this and how to minimise the impact it may have on our customers. However, we believe that the introduction of our new Community Bankers and the exciting plans we have for our remaining network of 349 branches and Work Cafés, alongside the rapid and innovative improvements to our award-winning mobile banking app, will provide the right balance of digital banking and human interaction when required.”

Santander branches set to close in Bognor, Rustington, Seaford, and Crowborough

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