Welshpool Town Council

Town Centre Improvement Project

The Welshpool Town Centre Improvement Project is a programme of public realm improvements funded through the Pride in Place Impact Fund. This page will act as the project's central hub, providing updates, consultation opportunities, reports and design proposals as they become available.

Welshpool Town Council has secured £83,000 through the Pride in Place Impact Fund to deliver the Welshpool Town Centre Improvement Project.

The project aims to improve the appearance, accessibility and overall experience of Welshpool town centre through a coordinated programme of public realm improvements.

Whilst many of the individual improvements may appear modest, together they represent one of the largest coordinated town centre improvement programmes undertaken by the Council in recent years.

The project currently includes proposals for:

The project covers approximately 9,170 square metres of public realm within and around Welshpool town centre, including Broad Street, Severn Street, Berriew Street, Church Street, Vicarage Gardens, key bus stop locations and other associated public spaces.

Current Status

Public Consultation

The Council wants local residents, businesses and community groups to help shape the final project.

As proposals develop, opportunities will be provided for people to view designs, attend drop-in sessions and provide feedback before final decisions are made.

Details of consultation events will be published on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

The project is a programme of public realm improvements funded through the Pride in Place Impact Fund. It will focus on improving the appearance, accessibility and experience of Welshpool town centre and associated public spaces.

Welshpool Town Council has secured £83,000 through the Pride in Place Impact Fund. This is additional external funding and would not otherwise have been available to spend elsewhere in the town.

The funding is capital funding, meaning it can only be used for physical improvements and infrastructure. This includes things such as signage, wayfinding, street furniture, planting, public space improvements and visitor information infrastructure.

The funding cannot be used for day-to-day running costs, staffing, business rate relief, subsidising parking charges, road repairs, potholes, traffic lights, routine vegetation cutting or general maintenance.

The funding has been awarded specifically for the Welshpool Town Centre Improvement Project and cannot be redirected to a different project. The Council recognises the strength of feeling about youth facilities and continues to work with third parties to explore potential funding opportunities and delivery options for a replacement skatepark and other youth-focused facilities.

The grant can only be used for eligible capital works. It cannot be used to subsidise parking charges or reduce business rates. Business rates and many parking matters are also not controlled by Welshpool Town Council.

Road repairs, potholes and traffic lights are generally highway matters and are not funded through this project. The Pride in Place funding is restricted to the approved town centre improvement scheme and cannot be used for general highway maintenance.

Current proposals include modern wayfinding and maps, new benches, bins and street furniture, tree planting and greening, improvements to public spaces including Ponthowell Gardens, Welshpool town identity lettering, an interactive digital noticeboard outside the Town Hall and improved signage at key bus stops.

No. The funding has been secured, but detailed designs have not yet been approved. The next stage is to appoint professional design support, develop proposals and consult with residents, businesses and stakeholders before final recommendations are made to Council.

Yes. Public engagement will take place as the proposals develop. Residents, businesses and community groups will be given opportunities to view emerging ideas and provide feedback before final designs are approved.

The project is overseen by the Welshpool Town Centre Improvement Project Board, established by Full Council. The Board includes Councillors Phil Pritchard, Phil Owen, Nick Howells, Estelle Bleivas and Revd William Rowell, and provides recommendations to Council as the project develops.

The project must be completed by March 2027 under the terms of the funding. Updates will be published as the design, consultation and delivery stages progress.

Project Governance

The project is overseen by the Welshpool Town Centre Improvement Project Board, established by Council in April 2026. Membership includes:

The Board oversees project development and provides recommendations to Council throughout the delivery of the scheme.

Project Timeline

Updates, reports, consultation information, visualisations and project documents will be published on this page as the project progresses.

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