Banking facility for Peterculter

One of our local MSP's, Liam Kerr has been lobbying for the provision of cash banking facilities between Anderson Drive and Peterculter. That stretch of the North Deeside Road once had eight bank branches but now has none. The area’s communities, including Mannofield, Cults, Bieldside, Milltimber and Peterculter, have all seen their local banking infrastructure disappear over recent years.

His lobbying has been fruitful.  The provision of banking services has now been recommended for Peterculter.

The recommended solution is an assisted cash service – a provision that falls short of a full banking hub, but that offers staffed counter services delivered on a rotating basis by multiple banks.

Cash Access UK, the industry-funded body responsible for implementing such services, expects the service to be up and running in May 2026.

A banking hub application brought forward by Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber community council was previously rejected by LINK.  Mr Kerr wrote to LINK, citing concerns raised by constituents at surgeries, in local shops and on doorsteps, before launching a formal petition garnering hundreds of signatures.

Liam Kerr said “I’m glad LINK has acknowledged my petition, the hundreds of local signatures it gained and the issue of cash access in Peterculter and across Lower Deeside. Despite the move towards online, cash remains king for so many, including the most vulnerable in society, those living in rural areas and of course the small shops and businesses that are the lifeblood of our local communities. While my preference would be to have a banking hub, I await to see the full details of these proposals and will continue to push for the best result for my constituents.”

Cash Access UK will assess the locality and determine the precise delivery format in the coming weeks. 

Residents seeking their nearest free cash access point can use the LINK Cash Locator tool, while those wishing to raise local cash access concerns can do so directly via link.co.uk.