Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:16 pm on 19 June 2024.
Sioned Williams
Plaid Cymru
2:16,
19 June 2024
Diolch. The Welsh Government has backed building a multimillion-pound cable car and zipline attraction in Swansea, which would, according to local people, trash a beloved and well-used green space in the city. The plan, by Skyline Enterprises Ltd, on Kilvey Hill, and backed by the Welsh Government to the tune of £4 million, will also cause a loss of wildlife, according to members of the local community. Kilvey Hill is a peaceful community woodland and those who are opposing the plans say that it would take away this very valued green space in a part of the city that is lacking in such spaces. The Open Spaces Society, Britain's oldest conservation body, has backed the local campaign to save Kilvey Hill from the possible detrimental environmental effects of the plan. So, how is the Welsh Government ensuring that their investment in this project will not result in detriment to wildlife and woodland and, more broadly, to the availability of green spaces in urban areas?
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