Poundland recieved a court approval it’s a major restructuring plan on Tuesday, August 26, after informing the judge that the plan would save it from entering administration.

The court was told that if the scheme had not been approved, the company would have run out of money by September 7, and just days following the approval 11 stores across the nation shut down permanently.

So far this year a total of 51 stores have closed, with more scheduled to.

A store in Irvine, Scotland is set to close on September 14 and Poundland have confirmed it will shut 16 more stores but the locations have not be disclosed yet.

It is believed that the closure dates for the 16 branches will be announced later in the year, when employees will be informed.

Stores that have already closed:Ammanford, WalesBedford, BedfordshireBedston Moss, MerseysideBirmingham Fort Shopping Park, West MidlandsBlackburn, LancashireBrigg, North LincolnshireBroxburn, ScotlandCanterbury, KentCardiff, WalesChiswick, Greater LondonCookstown, Northern IrelandCramlington, NorthumberlandCraigavon, Northern IrelandCoventry Hertford Street, West MidlandsDartmouth, DevonEast Dulwich, Greater LondonErdington, West MidlandsFalmouth, CornwallHorsham, West SussexHull Kingston retail park, East YorkshireHull St Andrew retail park, East YorkshireKettering, NorthamptonshireKimberley Nottingham, NottinghamshireKings Heath, West MidlandsLeicester, LeicestershireLong Eaton, NottinghamshireNewcastle Killingworth Centre, Tyne and WearNewtownabbey, Northern IrelandOmagh, Northern IrelandPeterborough Orton Gate shopping centre, CambridgeshirePeterlee, County DurhamPerth, ScotlandPoole, DorsetPort Glasgow, ScotlandRainham, KentSalford, Greater ManchesterSeaham, County DurhamSheldon, West MidlandsShepherd’s Bush, Greater LondonShrewsbury, ShropshireSouthampton West Quay, HampshireSouthport, MerseysideStafford, StaffordshireSunderland Pallion retail park, Tyne and WearSwiss Cottage, Greater LondonTaunton, SomersetThornaby, North YorkshireTunbridge Wells, KentWells, SomersetWhitechapel, Greater LondonWorcester, WorcestershireStores set to close September 14:Irvine, Scotland

*Poundland are yet to confirm the dates and locations of 16 more store closures.