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Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will shut 136 more high street branches.
In total, 61 Halifax, 61 Lloyds and 14 Bank of Scotland sites will be shut between May this year and March 2026.
The closures come as the banking group accelerates plans to cut costs and digitise its services. It said that all workers at the affected branches will be offered jobs elsewhere in the company.
In Kent, the banking group has said Lloyds branches in Herne Bay and Margate, as well as Halifax branches in Folkestone and Sittingbourne set to close.
The Herne Bay branch is expected to close on May 25, while Folkestone’s branch has been scheduled to close on October 9, while the Sittingbourne branch will shut on October 15. Separately from these plans, the Lloyds banking website says the Bexleyheath branch will shut on October 23, 2026.
In June last year it was announced Gillingham’s Halifax branch and Cranbrook’s Lloyds bank would be closing on February 11.
The plan will bring the Lloyds brand down to 386 branches, Halifax down to 281 branches and Bank of Scotland to 90 branches once completed.
Just weeks ago Lloyds shook up its branch business to allow customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to use stores across any of its brands for in-person banking.
The banking group has said a shift from customers from banking in person to using online banking is a reason for the decision, with transactions across the branches falling by an average of 48% over the past five years.
A spokesman said: “Over 20 million customers are using our apps for on-demand access to their money and customers have more choice and flexibility than ever for their day-to-day banking.
“Alongside our apps, customers can also use telephone banking, visit a community banker or use any Halifax, Lloyds or Bank of Scotland branch, giving access to many more branches.
“Customers can also do their everyday banking at over 11,000 branches of the Post Office or in a Banking Hub.”
The group said it is making “good progress” with the transformation plan it launched in 2022.
Earlier this month, the company revealed plans to shut offices in Dunfermline, Scotland and in Liverpool, impacting more than 1,000 workers.
Cash access network Link has recommended that banking hubs are set up in 21 locations affected by the closure, in order to support customers facing a dearth of local banking services.