A well-known Ryde building is to be decommissioned as its occupier – a banking giant – prepares to move out.
Plans have been submitted, by Barclays Bank, to restore the building housing its Ryde branch to its original condition, after it closes on 4th August.
In May, Barclays revealed 78 people were exclusively using the branch for banking and 84 per cent of customers chose alternative banking methods.
The number of transactions completed over the counter have also been falling.
Decommissioned, but features to remain in tact
If plans submitted to the Isle of Wight council are passed, the building would be stripped and decommissioned, but existing original features would be left.
The signage on the front of the building would be taken down, the ATM machine would be removed and all counters and furniture taken out.
Brickwork infilled
The building’s brickwork would be in-filled to match the existing stonework and a section of windows would be repaired.
Internally, work would be carried out in the public spaces in the banking hall.
The documents say the work is intended to involve minimum intervention and to be reversible in the future, ‘allowing the building to evolve and maintain the possibility of new uses or layouts’.
View the plans
View the plans, 22/01023/FUL, on the council’s planning register.
The public consultation ends on 29th July.
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