Update from Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council: Bid for Newtown hub submitted to Welsh Government

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.

What Happens Next?

The next steps include:

During 2026/27: Consideration by Welsh Government of the Outline Business Case. Submission of planning application. Development of more detailed Full Business Case.
During 2027/28: Subject to planning permission and approval of the Full Business Case, construction work under way.
During 2028/29: Completion of new health and wellbeing hub in Newtown.
In parallel with this work, development of the business case for a new community hospital, replacing the town’s Montgomery County Infirmary, and improved diagnostic and treatment facilities in the town.

What will the new hub include?

The new hub is a vital first step before developing a further business case to replace Montgomery County Infirmary, and to expand the range of diagnostic and treatment services in north Powys, reducing the need to travel to a District General Hospital. It will ensure a more joined up approach to health and wellbeing services, and increase the range of services provided in Newtown including:

An expanded community dental service.
Local primary care services including specialist clinics for people with long term conditions.
A new training centre to help more people follow careers in health and social care as well as support existing health board and council staff.
A new home for the Newtown Integrated Family Centre with a courtyard specifically designed for young children and their parents.
A new home for the town’s public library along with a new academic library to support those studying at the training centre.
A new home for health board’s children’s services team (including staff such as health visitors)
A new home for the health board’s mental health teams for children, young people and adults including a sensory garden within a second courtyard.
Multi use rooms to enable a variety of wellbeing support sessions, such as financial advice or yoga or singing for health session, including delivery from voluntary groups and other public sector partners.

What is an Outline Business Case?

When we develop major schemes like the North Powys Wellbeing Hub we need to follow develop a document known as a Business Case. This is normally prepared in three phase:

The first phase is known as a Strategic Outline Case. This sets out the overall ambition.
The second phase is the Outline Business Case. This includes more detailed development and appraisal of options.
The third phase is the Full Business Case. This is the final technical document setting out a very detailed plan for achieving the scheme.

For the new health and wellbeing hub we have combined the Strategic Outline Case and Outline Business Case into a single document, which was approved by Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council Cabinet on 16 December 2025.

This document has been submitted to Welsh Government. They will make a decision whether to support the Outline Business Case including allocating capital funding to the scheme. We will then need to develop and finalise the Full Business Case as a final step before construction could begin.

How can I find out more and get involved?

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