New Barclays bank could open in Cambridgeshire city centre

The application submitted is for a vacant unit formally occupied by Sports Direct

Plans submitted by Barclays bank could see a new branch open in a Cambridgeshire city centre. Barclays have submitted an application to Peterborough City Council for a vacant unit formally occupied by Sports Direct on Long Causeway.

The unit has been vacant since Sports Direct closed down late last year. Barclays currently has a bank open on Church Street in Peterborough.

The proposed plans, submitted on March 23, include alterations to the existing shopfront with a new Barclays Branch Exterior Shopfront design and refurbishment of the ground floor shopfront to reflect current Barclays branding. The planned works would not involve any extensions or significant structural alterations.

In a design statement, the applicant said: “The customer area will be located at ground floor level, providing a welcoming and accessible banking hall directly accessed from Long Causeway Street. This area will include customer service points and ATM facilities designed to support assisted and self-service banking functions.”

The statement continued: “Supporting accommodation such as staff workspaces, storage, and ancillary facilities are arranged on the first floor which is back of house (BOH). The layout has been designed to utilise the existing structural arrangement wherever possible in order to minimise intervention to the building fabric.”

A decision date has not yet been set.