Kilvey Hill. Let's have a think about it. A designated Quiet Area — our open space haven for wellbeing and wildlife.

Still a designated Quiet Area. Swansea Council accepted harm to it. Now a national review is coming.

Swansea Council's planning assessment accepted that the development would: ‘result in some harm to the quiet area by virtue of a change in its character and soundscape.’

Welsh Government has since confirmed: ‘Quiet Area 28 remains designated.’

Welsh Government expects existing Quiet Areas to be reviewed from 2027. The review is expected to involve dialogue with local authorities and other stakeholders, and the issues raised about Quiet Area 28 have been noted for consideration.

What does a Quiet Area actually protect? Tranquillity. Nature and natural sounds. Open green space. Public access. Health and wellbeing. Restorative escape.

A Quiet Area is more than a noise limit. It recognises the value of soundscape, nature, landscape, public access and wellbeing — the qualities that make an urban green space restorative for people and wildlife.

This matters across Wales. How Quiet Area 28 is handled could influence how Wales protects urban green spaces, wellbeing, access, waterways, wildlife corridors and the wider patchwork of protections.

There is hope for Kilvey yet — it's not over. Visit our website, www.kilveyhill.co.uk. Get the facts. Get involved.

Protect the Quiet Area. Protect our open spaces. People. Nature. Future. A wider, healthier Swansea for generations.

Welsh Government has confirmed the next step. Following the issues raised about Quiet Area 28, Welsh Government has formally confirmed:

Quiet Area 28 remains designated. Existing Quiet Areas are expected to be reviewed from 2027. The review will involve dialogue with local authorities and other stakeholders. The points raised about Quiet Area 28 have been noted for consideration. Future follow-up sits with the Welsh Government soundscape team.

This is the Welsh Government team responsible for Quiet Area, environmental noise and soundscape policy.

Now Swansea Council must act.

One. Prepare a formal report on Quiet Area 28.

Two. Publish the evidence: original designation records, baseline conditions, monitoring, mitigation and access.

Three. Explain Swansea's position before the 2027 review.

Four. Hold a public consultation with Swansea residents.

Five. Put Quiet Area 28 before Full Council so elected councillors can understand, debate and vote on Swansea's position.

This should not be an officer-only process. Swansea residents should be recognised as stakeholders too.

Our principle: no de-designation by degradation. We must not create a cycle where a place is protected because it is quiet, development changes its tranquillity, the degraded condition becomes the new baseline, and the protection is then weakened or removed.

Why the 2027 review really matters. Quiet Area 28 remains designated even though Swansea Council has accepted some harm to its character and soundscape.

That raises an important question for Wales: what happens when a Quiet Area remains designated, but the qualities that justified its protection are being changed?

Healthy people. Thriving wildlife. Resilient communities. The leaflet links to Welsh Government document WG12523, Procedure for the designation of quiet areas, and the official Welsh Government Quiet Areas map.

This could shape Quiet Area policy across Wales. Quiet Area 28 could become an important national test case. The review may need clearer rules for protecting existing Quiet Areas, monitoring change, restoring tranquillity, changing boundaries and — only where properly justified — de-designation. The public should be involved in deciding how those rules work.

The current threat. Skyline's own documents show predicted noise from the luge and amplified music spreading across a substantial part of Quiet Area 28. Swansea Council has already accepted that the development would cause some harm through changes to the Quiet Area's character and soundscape.

The noise-impact map on the leaflet comes from Skyline's own evidence. The question is whether the qualities the designation was created to protect will survive in practice.

Ask to be included. Ask Swansea Council and Welsh Government to guarantee meaningful public participation in the 2027 review — and to ensure Quiet Area 28 is specifically considered.

The review should consider the original baseline, present condition, development impacts, monitoring, restoration and future protection of the designation.

Protect the place — not just the label.

The Save Kilvey Hill ‘Let's have a think about it’ group. Get involved in the campaign to protect Quiet Areas in Wales — and protect Kilvey Hill. Sign the petitions. Watch the videos. Read the evidence. Follow meetings and events at www.kilveyhill.co.uk. Get involved, or simply keep updated.

Visit our website for evidence, updates, petitions and ways to get involved. Follow us at facebook.com/savekilveyhill. People. Nature. Future. Protect. Connect. Enjoy. For people, nature and future generations.