Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

Conservation Management StrategyEnmore Park10.0 Conservation needs and interpretation requirementsThe need to conserve the Park’s contributory heritage elements has already been addressed inPolicy 3 above. Most of these needs are covered by routine park maintenance.Whether or not the Park requires interpretation to its users is a matter for Council to decide. IfCouncil wished to draw attention to the 19 th century origin of the Park – and thereby explain thereasons for its style and furnishings, there could be advantage in having a few illustrated signs attwo or three key access points. These could provide succinct information on the history of thePark, supported by a few historical images. Regrettably, however, no vivid or compellingimages have yet been located; nor have significant events been associated with it.If, however, vandalism or graffiti is considered to be a significant problem, then perhaps a brassplaque set in concrete giving essential historical facts would be sufficient. This could be locatedeither at the Enmore Road main entrance or at the rondel in the centre of the Park.11.0 Confidential mattersThere are no confidential matters to be addressed.12.0 ReviewGiven the uncomplicated nature of Enmore Park, it would not appear necessary to replace thisCMS with a formal CMP. If that is agreed, the CMS should be reviewed every five years. If not,then a formal CMP should be prepared within the next five years.13.0 Concluding RemarksLike other parks in the Marrickville LGA, Enmore Park has evolved slowly over the last 120years. It has been mostly a park for passive recreation and informal sports and games, as well asa place for holding community events. The swimming pool complex, a comparatively recentaddition to the Park, provides the one purpose-built sporting/recreation facility (beyond theroutine children’s playground), and this is already being considered for review and expansion.The Park derives its significance mainly from its long period of use and the value attached to itby the local community, rather than from any special qualities. However, it is a welcome,generous green open space in an area of dense built form, an amenity much appreciated andvalued by local residents in small houses on tight allotments.The elements which contribute to its significance comprise hardy, typical fabric found in mostparks in the Sydney region, and their management and maintenance requirements are mostlyroutine. This report has identified those elements which have some significance, and theconservation principles and practices which should be adopted and implemented. They are notonerous, and most can be carried out in the course of routine park maintenance.Not every group of trees, or single tree, are worthy of being individually listed, but are worthy ofretention and need to be protected by over-arching controls. The approach is similar to that forurban conservation areas – in which diverse and recurring features contribute to significance butare not individually suitable for listing, and only a few elements might be individually identifiedas heritage items within the overall listing.The greater challenge for Council lies in the extent to which it adopts proposed changes –upgrading, redesign, and enhancement – proposed in the landscape masterplan. To some extent,Mayne-Wilson & Associates35Conservation Landscape Architects