Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

Conservation Management StrategyEnmore ParkEXECUTIVE SUMMARYCouncil wished to ascertain the cultural significance of Enmore Park in order to establish thebasis for formulating a comprehensive policy framework for the regular and ongoingmanagement and maintenance of that significance. Accordingly, Mayne-Wilson & Associates,Conservation Landscape Architects, were engaged to provide that advice through the medium ofthe following Conservation Management Strategy.The consultants prepared a fully researched history and chronology of the Park, followed by adetailed recording and analysis of the origin and fabric of its contributory elements. Anassessment was then made of all aspects of the park’s significance, followed by a comparativeanalysis with other Parks in the LGA and the inner west. All significant contributory fabric andelements of the Park were assessed, and listed in a table. Policies were then formulated for theconservation, management and maintenance of significant Park fabric and spaces.In order to simplify the identification, ranking and future management of heritage items forfuture managers, all these elements have been combined into one single table. For each heritageitem brief advice has been provided on what the consultants considered desirable action to betaken to manage and conserve it. These actions are not onerous, and most can be carried out inthe course of routine park maintenance, as indicated in Table 2.The greater challenge lies in the future changes – upgrading, redesign, and enhancement – whichare being proposed in the landscape master plan prepared by Environmental Partnership NSW,landscape architects. As a result of discussions between that firm and the present consultants, thechanges and improvements proposed have taken into account the identified heritage values, andenabled them to be fully protected. Among these are the established layout of the Park, themature trees that embellish it, and its many but modest sandstone elements.It should be added that because decisions regarding the swimming pool complex had not beenfinalized as at the time of completion of this CMS, it has not been addressed.Mayne-Wilson & Associates1Conservation Landscape Architects