Share your views on Livi Skatepark - Online survey

Closed 18 May 2023

Opened 11 Apr 2023

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0131 668 8914

designations@hes.scot

Feedback updated 19 May 2023

We asked

From 11 April to 18 May 2023, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) asked for comments and information on Livingston ‘Livi’ Skatepark to help inform our assessment of the skatepark for listing.

A building may become listed if it is of special architectural and historic interest. Our selection guidance for designation and the policies we work to are published in the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance document. 

This is the first time we have been asked to list a skatepark, and we were keen to hear from people who know and use Livi Skatepark, and/or have a view on its design, history and significance. 

You said

We are delighted to have received 557 responses to our online survey.

We did

We will now work to analyse these responses, together with the feedback we received when we visited the skatepark in April.

Our next steps will be to compile a report on our findings, which we will publish online. If we consider that the skatepark meets the criteria for listing, we will consult with West Lothian Council as the owners and local authority before making a decision.

Skateboard Scotland, the official governing body for skateboarding, helped to shape this survey. Where we have consent from participants, we will forward responses to them for their interest.

Overview

West Lothian Council has asked us to designate Livingston skatepark as a listed building.

Listing the site would not prevent it being used as a skatepark. It would ensure that its importance is taken into account in future decisions about its management.

To help inform our assessment, we are gathering comments and information from people who know and use the skatepark, and/or have a view on its design, history and significance. 

The skatepark was designed by architect, Iain Urquhart and was opened in Almondvale in 1981. The skatepark was first extended around 1992 and again in 2013.

Archive image of skate-boarder with white top and helmet dropping into bowl, watched by skateboarders on ledge to left

Skateboarding at Livingston, May 1981 ©West Lothian Archives and Records Centre – Image exempt from creative commons licence.

We want to know what you think about the skatepark and if you think it is of special architectural and historic interest. 

Find out more about listed buildings

A building may become listed if it is of special architectural and historic interest. Our detailed selection guidance for listing designation and the policies we work to are published in the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance document. 

Why your views matter

We’d love to hear your thoughts about Livingston skatepark. You can give us your views by completing the short questionnaire below. We are also keen to receive any more information that you might have about the skatepark, which will enhance our understanding of its significance.

Skateboard Scotland, the official governing body for skateboarding, has helped shape this survey and is also interested in how people feel about Livingston Skatepark. If you provide your consent (Q8 of this survey), we will also forward responses to them for their interest.

This questionnaire usually takes 5-10 minutes to complete.