Bid for Newtown hub submitted to Welsh Government

19 December 2025

A bid for funding to build a new health and wellbeing hub in Newtown has been submitted to Welsh Government by Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council.

The submission of the plan (known as an Outline Business Case) follows decisions by Powys County Council's Cabinet and Powys Teaching Health Board on 16 December 2025 to support the bid.

If the bid for funding is approved, and planning permission is granted, then construction work could start as early as 2027.

The proposed new hub, due to be built on the site of Y Parc offices, would see a wide range of services provided under one roof in a modern, purpose-built environment. Alongside "one stop shop" health and wellbeing services, the plans include new training facilities to recruit and retain health and care staff, expanded community dental services, and new specialist clinics for people with long term conditions which reduce the need to travel out of the county to a District General Hospital.

The hub is also a vital stepping stone to a future second phase which would see a replacement hospital in the town including expanded diagnostic and treatment facilities so that more care and treatment is provided within Powys.

You can sign up for regular updates on the project from the North Powys Wellbeing Programme (a partnership of the health board and the county council) by contacting powyswellbeing.north@wales.nhs.uk

Alongside plans for new health and wellbeing facilities in Newtown, the North Powys Wellbeing Programme is also developing wider plans to improve health and wellbeing in North Powys. This includes new accommodation for students and health & care workers in the town, as well as for supported accommodation.

More information about the North Powys Wellbeing programme is available from the North Powys Wellbeing website.