Philip Avenue, Boghall, Play Area Survey
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West Lothian Community Choices

West Lothian Community Choices

SURVEY INFORMATION

West Lothian Council has allocated funding to make improvements to the Play Area at Philip Avenue in Boghall, Bathgate in 2026. The aim of the project is to upgrade expiring equipment and review the overall play provision in this neighbourhood.

The works proposed are as below:

1. Replace the expiring timber equipment at Philip Avenue Play Area to support the long term safe use of the space
2. Replace the burnt down multi unit at Philip Avenue Play Area with a like-for-like toddler unit with a slide to ensure sufficient play opportunities are available in this space
3. Refurbish the expired Play Area at Charles Crescent as Natural Play to provide more flexible and diverse play opportunities across the area


Our Open Space Officers will collate all the responses, review the available budgets and implement your suggestions, based on popularity, suitability and the benefits to the wider community and user groups. Where budget remains, public suggestions will be taken on board as much as appropriate.

Please fill out the survey below to help us make the most positive impact for you and your community. We recommend that you visit the Play Space before filling out the rest of the survey, or even fill it out in the Park itself.

We encourage all children to fill the survey out themselves or with some help. This is a great way to help foster independence and an active relationship with public spaces around them.

The survey deadline is 20th January 2026.

A final report detailing survey results and next steps will be published after data is analysed.

PHILIP AVENUE PLAY AREA SURVEY

The following questions will help us understand this space, collect statistics on play area demographics and gather public opinions on how best to improve the play area.

The results of the public vote will be implemented as much as possible within remaining budgets.

1. EXISTING PLAY AREA ASSESSMENT

1.1 What do you think about the Play Area as it is currently?

1.2 Who uses the Play Area the most just now?

Please number the current Play Area user groups from 1 (most common user group) - 6 (least common user group).

  Parent and toddler
  Young children (3-8)
  Older children (8-14)
  Older Teenagers (14-18)
  Young adults in groups
  Adults passing through only

1.3 Which play area and leisure facilities in your neighbourhood do you or your children use at the moment? Why?

2. ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT

2. ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT

The timber climber (see photo above) is due to expire. The Council would like to replace it with a new item aimed at older children.

2.1 Please vote on what replacement you’d like to see.

The timber trim trail (see photo below) is due to expire.

The timber trim trail (see photo below) is due to expire.

2.2 The Council would like to replace it with approximately three items aimed at younger children. Please number the options from 1 (most preferred) — 6 (least preferred).

  Springer
  Musical Play
  Games panels
  Toddler balancing beam / bridge
  Toddler seesaw
  Crawl-through Tunnel

2.3 Please note any other ideas below

3. NEXT STEPS
Survey answers will be analysed and presented in a formal report later next year. The report will be available to view at the following website : https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/parkinfo

Recommendations in the report will help inform improvement works at the Play Area. We hope to carry out the works during 2026.