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Previous planned changes to the network


The Network Change Programme was a Government led initiative to modernise and reshape the Post OfficeŽ network and put it on a more stable footing for the future. 

Over an 18 month period commencing in October 2007, approximately 2500 branches have been closed, with more than 500 of them replaced by outreach services.  The changes were delivered across the UK on an area by area basis following a detailed pre-public consultation planning stage and a six-week period of local public consultation on the proposed changes. 

For more information about each area and the Post OfficeŽ provision in those areas please click on the relevant section in the table below.




Area plan name Local public consultation start date Area plan proposal Local public consultation end date Local public consultation decision announcement
Kent 02/10/2007

Area plan booklet 638KB

Map 1.1MB

Branch access reports 476KB

 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 274KB
  11/12/2007 Kent additional consultations 232KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 166KB
East Midlands 02/10/2007 Area plan booklet 206KB

Map 1.9MB

Branch access reports 5MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 254KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 264KB
  13/12/2007 East Midlands additional consultations 235KB Closed local public consultation decision announcement 613KB
24/06/2008 East Midlands further consultation 83KB Closed East Midlands further consultation decision announcement 69KB
East Yorkshire with Bassetlaw and North Lincolshire 02/10/2007 Area plan booklet 353KB

Map 1.4MB

Branch access reports 525KB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 293KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 281KB
  17/12/2007 East Yorkshire area additional consultations 245KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 209KB
  28/03/2008 Langworth further consultations 93KB Closed further consultation decision announcement 66KB
East Essex and Suffolk 09/10/2007 Area plan booklet 360KB

Map 1.7MB

Branch access reports 398KB		 Closed

Local public consultation decision announcement 241KB

East Essex & Suffolk supplementary decision booklet 245KB
  04/01/08 East Essex and Suffolk area additional consultations 317KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 182KB
  07/05/2008 East Essex and Suffolk area further consultations 83KB Closed Further consultation decision announcement 71KB
  22/07/2008 East Essex and Suffolk area further consultations 79KB Closed Nacton further consultation decision 68KB
Hampshire and The Isle of Wight 16/10/2007 Area plan booklet 219KB

Map 4.5MB

Branch access reports 5.9MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 591KB
  22/01/2008 Hampshire and The Isle of Wight area additional consultations 141KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 467KB
  07/05/2008 Hampshire and The Isle of Wight area further consultations 127KB
 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 113KB
Greater Glasgow, Central Scotland, Argyll and Bute 23/10/2007 Area plan booklet 352KB

Map 5MB

Branch access reports 4MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 286KB
  22/01/2008 Greater Glasgow, Central Scotland, Argyll and Bute area additional consultations 392KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 175KB
Cardiff and Glamorgan Valleys 30/10/2007

Area plan booklet 316KB

Welsh area plan booklet 236KB

Map 2.5MB

Branch access reports 2.5MB

 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 230KB

Local public consultation decision announcement - Welsh 237KB
  05/02/2008 Cardiff and Glamorgan Valleys area additional consultations 161KB

Cardiff and Glamorgan Valleys area additional consultations - Welsh 165KB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 161KB

Local public consultation decision announcement - Welsh 211KB
Merseyside, Wirral, and Cheshire with Wigan, Leigh and Makerfield 06/11/2007

Area plan booklet 351KB

Map 8MB

Branch access reports 5.5MB

 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 278KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 120KB
  05/02/2008 Merseyside, Wirral, and Cheshire with Wigan, Leigh and Makerfield area additional consultations 250KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 205KB
Sussex 13/11/2007

Area plan booklet 343KB

Map 4MB

Branch access reports 4MB

 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 243KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 268KB
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 20/11/2007 Area plan booklet 350KB

Map 6MB

Branch access reports 4.5MB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 434KB
  19/02/2008 Leicestershire,
Northampton-
shire
and Rutland
Additional
Consultations 155KB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 248KB
North Yorkshire with Yorkshire East and Keighley 27/11/2007 Area plan booklet 350KB

Map 2.4MB

Branch access reports 2.5MB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 340KB

local public consultation decision announcement 114KB
  26/02/2008 North Yorkshire with Yorkshire East and Keighley
Additional
Consultations 81KB		 Closed local public consultation additional decision announcement 284KB
West Berkshire and Wiltshire 11/12/2007 Area plan booklet 323KB

Map 7.1MB

Branch access reports 3MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 312KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 275KB
  20/05/2008 Further consultation - 79KB Closed Averbury further consultation decision announcement - 68KB
  21/10/2008 Longbridge Deverill further consultation proposal - 82KB Closed Longbridge Deverill further consultation decision announcement - 68KB
  13/01/2009 Yatton Keynell further consultation - 84KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement - 80KB
  20/01/2009 Lacock further consultation - 82KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement - 67KB
  07/04/09 Broad Chalke outreach further consultation - 80KB Closed Broad Chalke outreach further consultation decision announcement - 68KB
Highlands of Scotland 08/01/2008 Area plan booklet 306KB

Map 4.6MB

Branch access reports 1.5MB
 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 291KB
  07/05/2008 Cawdor further consultation 84KB
 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 291KB
Newport and Gwent Valleys 15/01/2008 Area plan booklet 214KB

Welsh area plan booklet 253KB

Map 2.8MB

Branch access reports 2MB
 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 68KB

Local public consultation decision announcement - Welsh 282KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 165KB

Local public consultation decision announcement - Welsh 162KB

Second supplementary decision booklet - English 218KB

Second supplementary decision booklet - Welsh 296KB
  07/05/2008 Newport Gwent Valleys additional consultation 147KB
 Closed Area plan additional consultations 235KB
  07/05/2008 Newport Gwent Valleys additional consultation - Welsh 146KB
 Closed
Area plan additional consultations - Welsh 236KB
Lancashire and Fylde with Southport 22/01/2008 Area plan booklet 161KB

Map 5.6MB

Branch access report 4.1MB
 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 365KB
Surrey, Berks and West Sussex 29/01/2008 Area plan booklet 242KB

Map 9.3MB

Branch access report 3.3MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 340KB
28/05/08 Surrey, Berkshire & West Sussex additional consultation 237KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 248KB
Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire 05/02/2008 Area plan booklet 385KB

Map 6.95MB

Branch access report 3.8MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 389KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 165KB
28/05/08 Miserden further consultation 81KB

Rendcomb further consultation 80KB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 69KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 70KB
30/09/08 Podsmead further consultation 72KB

Branch access report 60KB 		Closed Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire area Podsmead further consultation decision announcement 72KB
Cleveland with South Durham and Richmond 12/02/2008 Area plan booklet 178KB

Map 2.6MB

Branch access report 3MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 363KB
London 19/02/2008 Area plan booklet 185KB

Map 9MB

Branch access report 208KB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 694KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 192KB
08/07/2008 London area additional consultation 144KB Closed Additional Consultation Decision booklet 207KB
Bristol and Somerset 26/02/2008 Area plan booklet 276KB

Map 7.4MB

Branch access report 2.5MB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 710KB
  17/06/2008

Bristol and Somerset additional consultation 79KB

Closed Additional Consultations Decision booklet 330KB
  19/08/2008 Charlton Horethorne further consultation 79KB

North Cadbury further consultation 84KB		 Closed Charlton Horethorne further consultation decision 68KB

North Cadbury further consultation decision 68KB
Northern and Western Isles 04/03/2008 Area plan booklet 133KB

Map 2MB

Branch access report 1.5MB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 242KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 196 KB
Central Wales 11/03/2008 Area plan English language booklet 569KB

Area plan Welsh language booklet 588KB

Map 6MB

Branch access report 1.1MB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 301 KB

Local public consultation decision announcement - Welsh 430 KB

Local public consultation decision announcement 306 KB

Local public consultation decision announcement - Welsh 301 KB
  17/06/2008 Berriew and Llanbister further consultation 93KB

Berriew and Llanbister further consultation - Welsh 94KB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 72KB

Local public consultation decision announcement - Welsh 71 KB
  01/07/2008 Trefeglwys further consultation 89KB

Trefeglwys further consultation - Welsh 90KB
Closed

Further consultation decision announcement 67KB

Further consultation decision announcement - Welsh 51.6KB

  24/06/2008 Central Wales additional consultation 82KB

Central Wales additional consultation - Welsh 81KB 		Closed Additional consultation decision announcement 192KB

Additional consultation decision booklet Welsh 194KB
Cumbria 18/03/2008 Area plan booklet 265KB

Map 3.05MB

Branch access report 2.6MB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 395KB
  01/07/2008 Cumbria additional consultations 73KB Closed Additional consultation decision booklet 207KB
27/08/2008 Cumbria further consultations 94KB Closed Cumbria further consultation decision announcement booklet 72KB
Norfolk and West Suffolk 26/03/2008 Area plan booklet 672KB

Map 5MB

Branch access report 1.5MB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 433KB
08/07/2008 Norfolk and West Suffolk area additional consultation 160KB Closed Additional Consultation Decision booklet 206KB
22/07/2008 Wimbotsham further consultation 81KB Closed Wimbotsham further consultation decision 71KB
20/01/2009 Gislingham further consultation 87KB Closed Gislingham further consultation decision 70KB
03/02/2009 Beachamwell further consultation 82KB

Closed Beachamwell outreach further consultation decision announcement 69KB
Shropshire and Staffordshire 01/04/2008 Area plan booklet 500KB

Map 11MB

Branch access report 3.8MB

Branch access report - Outreach 1MB

Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 409KB

Area plan supplementary decision booklet 250KB
15/07/2008 Shropshire & Staffordshire area additional consultations 146KB Closed Additional consultation decision booklet 276KB
16/09/2008

Lydbury North-Branch Access Report 58KB

Lydbury North-Further consultation 72KB

 Closed

Lydbury North Further Consultation - decision 69KB
11/11/2008

Munslow further consultation 82KB

 Closed

Additional consultation decision booklet 68KB


Area plan name Local public consultation start date Area plan proposal Local public consultation end date Local public consultation decision announcement
Northern Ireland 01/04/2008 Area plan booklet 782KB

Map 4.7MB

Branch access report 4.3MB

Groomsport proposed outreach consultation 1.7MB 		Closed

Local public consultation decision booklet 640KB

Northern Ireland Supplementary Decision booklet 404KB

Groomsport further consultation decision 74KB

04/11/2008 Ardstraw further consultation 82KB

Closed Local public consultation decision booklet 68KB
28/04/2009 Ballygally further consultation 84KB 08/06/2009  
West Yorkshire 13/05/2008 Area plan booklet 445KB

Map 4.85MB

Branch access report 4.3MB		 Closed Local public consultation decision announcement -338KB
29/07/08 West Yorkshire area additional consultations 242KB Closed West Yorkshire additional consultations decision announcement 227KB
Devon 20/05/2008 Area plan booklet 508KB

Map 5.15MB

Branch access report 2.9MB

Branch access report - Outreach 2.7MB 		Closed

Local public consultation decision announcement 521KB


Devon Supplementary Decision booklet 323KB

Devon Second Supplementary Decision booklet 310KB

05/08/2008 Devon additional consultations 239KB Closed Devon additional consultations Decision booklet 305KB

Devon additional consultations supplementary decision booklet 327KB

23/06/2009 Bow further consultation 84KB 03/08/2009  
North East, Tayside and Fife 28/05/2008 Area plan booklet 263KB

Map 7MB

Branch access report 2.1MB

Branch access report - outreach 3MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 630KB

12/08/2008 North East, Tayside and Fife area additional consultations 248KB

Auchenblae further consultation 84KB		 Closed North East, Tayside and Fife Additional Consultations Decision booklet 374KB

Auchenblaue further consultation decision 70KB
04/11/2008 North East, Tayside & Fife further consultation 97KB Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 73KB
South and West Wales 03/06/2008 Area plan booklet 214KB

Area plan booklet - Welsh 235KB

Map 3.84MB

Branch access report 3.5MB

Branch access report - outreach - 3MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision announcement 443KB

Local Public Consultation Decision Announcement - Welsh 463KB

Supplementary decision booklet 443KB

Supplementary decision booklet - Welsh 313KB

Supplementary decision booklet 2 314KB

Supplementary decision booklet 2 - Welsh 313KB
  19/08/08

South and West Wales additional consultations 170KB

South and West Wales additional consultations - Welsh 170KB

 Closed

South & West Wales additional consultation decision 145KB

South & West Wales additional consultation decision - WELSH 146KB
Greater Manchester with High Peak 10/06/2008 Area plan booklet 592KB

Map 8MB

Branch access report 5.5MB		 Closed local public consultation decision announcement 402KB

Greater Manchester with High Peak supplementary decision booklet 199KB
27/08/2008 Greater Manchester with High Peak additional consultations 263KB Closed Greater Manchester with High Peak additional consultation decision announcement booklet 152KB

Greater Manchester additional consultations Supplementary Decision booklet 229KB
South Essex, South Herts and Bucks 17/06/2008 Area plan booklet 234KB

Map 3.5MB

Branch access report 3.5MB		 Closed local public consultation decision announcement 354KB
  02/09/2008 South Essex, South Herts and Bucks additional consultations 245KB Closed South Essex, South Herts & Bucks Area Plan additional consultations decision announcement 163KB

South Essex, South Herts & Bucks additional consultations Supplementary Decision booklet 230KB
Birmingham Coventry and Warwickshire 24/06/2008 Area plan booklet 221KB

Map 6MB

Branch access report 4.3MB

Branch access report - outreach 458KB 		Closed Local public consultation decision booklet 372KB
Tyne and Wear with Northumberland and Durham 01/07/2008 Area plan booklet 540KB

Map 3.9MB

Branch access report 5MB

Branch access report - outreach 1.8MB 		Closed Local public consultation decision booklet 581KB
  16/09/2008

Tyne and Wear with Northumberland and Durham - additional consultations 169KB

 

 Closed

Tyne and Wear with Northumberland and Durham - additional consultations decision booklet 328KB
  09/12/2008

Gilsland further consultation proposal 87KB

 

 Closed

Local public consultation decision booklet 62KB
  16/12/2008

Longhorsley further consultation 85KB

 

 Closed

Local public consultation decision booklet 69KB
Cambs, Herts and Beds 08/07/2008 Area plan booklet 809KB

Map 11MB

Branch access report 4.3MB

Branch access report - outreach 458KB
Closed Cambridge decision booklet 584KB

Cambridge supplementary decision booklet 271KB
30/09/08 Additional consultations 113KB Closed Cambs, Herts & Beds additional consultations decision announcement 304KB
09/12/08 Arrington further consultation proposal 80KB Closed Local public consultation decision booklet 68KB
24/02/2009 Gipsey Bridge further consultation 91KB Closed Gipsey Bridge further consultation decision 65KB
Dorset 15/07/2008 Area plan booklet 413KB

Map 3MB

Branch access report 2MB

Branch access report - outreach 362KB 		Closed Area plan decision booklet 337KB

Dorset supplementary decision booklet 229KB

Cornwall 15/07/2008 Area plan booklet 535KB

Map 3MB

Branch access report 4.2MB

Branch access report - outreach 1.1MB 		Closed Area plan decision booklet 487 KB

Cornwall supplementary decision booklet 281 KB

  11/11/2008 St Clether further consultation 81KB Closed Additional consultations decision booklet 68KB
  10/02/2009 Grimscott further consultation 84KB Closed Additional consultations decision booklet 64KB
  10/02/2009 Trekenner further consultation 81KB Closed Additional consultations decision booklet 63KB
Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire 22/07/2008 Area plan booklet 206KB

Map 5.5MB

Branch access report 3.8MB

Branch access report - outreach 608KB 		Closed Area plan decision booklet 425KB
  07/10/2008 Additional consultations 90KB Closed Additional consultations decision booklet 258KB
North Wales 29/07/2008

Area plan booklet-English 223KB

Area plan booklet-Welsh 220KB

Map 5.5MB

Branch access report 4.5MB

Branch access report - outreach 1.1MB

 Closed North Wales decision announcement - English 612 KB

North Wales decision announcement - Welsh 646 KB

North Wales supplementary decision booklet 300 KB

North Wales supplementary decision booklet - Welsh 302 KB
South Yorkshire with Huddersfield,Colne Valley and North Derbyshire 05/08/2008

Area plan booklet 203KB


Map 5.5MB

Branch access report 5.6MB

 Closed South Yorkshire area decision booklet 562KB
Edinburgh, The Lothians and South of Scotland 19/08/2008 Area plan booklet 220KB

Map 7.8MB

Branch access report 2.5MB

Branch access report - outreach 2.8KB 		Closed Edinburgh, the Lothians and South of Scotland decision announcement 597 KB
04/11/2008 Additional consultation 92KB

Closed Local public additional consultation decision booklet 341 KB
13/01/2009 Ecclefechan further consultation 83KB

Closed Local public consultation decision booklet 64KB
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands 27/08/2008 Area plan booklet 220KB

Map 9.3MB

Branch access report 4.4MB

Branch access report - outreach 1.1MB 		Closed Herefordshire area plan decision announcement booklet 1.2MB

Supplementary decision booklet 196KB
  11/11/2008 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands additional consultation 90KB Closed Additional consultations decision booklet 274KB