Company behind Gondola Lift Landslip in Queenstown NZ in bid to build Lift on Kilvey Hill, Swansea
THE company behind a gondola lift and other leisure attractions on Swansea’s Kilvey Hill said it took its responsibility to the environment very seriously after being fined for its part in a landslip in New Zealand. Skyline Enterprises Ltd is…
Pontarddulais Cycle Path Approved Despite Territorial Dog and a Decades-Old Van
PLANS for a new cycle path in Pontarddulais have been approved despite concerns about its effect on a territorial dog and a van parked there since the 1990s. The new shared-use path will start from Pentre Road, at the northern…
‘TAN 15’ Flood Risk Planning Policy to be published by the end of March
A flood risk planning policy which was meant to be introduced more than three years ago in Wales could finally be published at the end of this month. The document, called TAN 15, aimed to better reflect flood risks and…
Swansea Council’s risk register says pier rebuild has created a flood risk
SWANSEA’S River Tawe will be “drained” if waves travelling upstream from where it empties into the sea damage the barrage and adjacent lock gates, according to a council report. It said the action of waves during certain weather and tidal…
Swansea Waterfront development plans approved
MORE waterfront land at Swansea’s SA1 will make way for houses and flats after a new development was approved by the council’s planning committee. Some councillors had significant concerns that only 29 parking spaces were being provided for eight houses…