Swansea Council has set aside £8 million to help the delivery of the Skyline leisure attraction on Kilvey Hill. But while this money has been approved in principle, the council said no money had been directly awarded to the company which wants to build it, Skyline Enterprises, as yet. And it said the proposed investment would, if the scheme went ahead, be repaid in full as part of an agreement with the New Zealand-based company.
Skyline Enterprises wants to build a gondola ride from the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks area across the River Tawe up to the top of Kilvey Hill, St Thomas, where there would be luge runs, a zipline, sky swing, biking and walking trails, and food and drink outlets. Representatives from the company have been visiting Swansea for years to develop the concept. It is understood the money put aside by the council would cover things like land acquisitions, the buying back of leases at Kilvey Hill and potential river crossing rights.
The council's current capital budget allocates £3.87 million towards Skyline this financial year, £2.6 million in 2024-25 and £1.5 million in 2025-26. These three sums add up to £7.97 million. All councils have a rolling capital budget for projects like new schools, leisure centre upgrades, new roads and regeneration schemes. Occasionally allocated sums aren't spent, or are spent in future years because of delays.
