We'd like to hear your views on a first phase of the health and wellbeing campus in Newtown

22 October 2025

Proposals for a health and wellbeing hub in the centre of Newtown are now available at  www.powyswellbeing.wales and we'd like to hear your views.
 
This is the first phase of a project to improve health and wellbeing facilities in North Powys, with future ambitions including a replacement hospital in the centre of Newtown. 
 
What could the new hub mean for you?

• Access a new home for the public library alongside multi-use rooms for wellbeing activities, including those run by local voluntary groups.
• Benefit from a new training centre and academic library, supporting careers in health and social care.
• Find support for children and families, including mental health services for all ages.
• Visit our community and wellbeing space with refreshments
• Access primary care services in a state of the art environment.
• A more accessible building for those living with disabilities including a new 'changing place' in Newtown;
• Experience improved facilities for children's services (for example, PTHB children's services would relocate from Ynys Y Plant) and the Newtown Integrated Family Centre. 
• Access community dental services.

 
Powys County Council and Powys Teaching Health Board are keen to hear from people in and around Newtown about these plans to bring together a wide range of services under one roof, making it easier for you and your family to access the support you need. Your views will contribute to a funding bid to Welsh Government which, if successful, could see a £30m investment in health and wellbeing facilities in Newtown.
 
Further funding bids would be made in future for the next phases of the scheme including modern facilities to replace Newtown's  Montgomery County Infirmary.
 
A team from the partnership - The North Powys Wellbeing Programme - will be holding a public drop-in session to discuss the proposals for the health and wellbeing hub. 
 
The online survey at this website is available until November 16th and paper copies of the survey will be available at libraries in north Powys until November 13th.
 
Come and meet the team:

• Wednesday October 29th, 12noon to 2pm at Hafan yr Afon, Back Lane, Newtown
• Thursday November 6th, 4pm-6.30pm at Hafan yr Afon, Back Lane, Newtown

 
An online public engagement session will also be held on Monday November 10th at 6pm-7pm and we will publicise the details of this in the coming weeks.
 
Your views will help to shape a £30m funding bid, due to be submitted by Powys County Council and Powys Teaching Health Board to Welsh Government this winter. If approved by Welsh Government - and subject to planning permission - the new hub could open within three years.

The project aims to create a healthier, more connected community, with easier access to preventative services that help you stay well and avoid unnecessary trips to hospital. 

This is the first phase of a multi-phase project to improve health and wellbeing services across North Powys. Following our funding bid this winter, we will continue to work with local communities to develop plans for a replacement hospital for Newtown and new diagnostic and treatment facilities.

These developments are now being delivered through a multi-phase programme rather than a single funding bid. This is because Welsh Government has indicated that a phased approach to the Newtown campus is more likely to be affordable and achievable to the public purse.