Agenda item

Report of the Director of Open Spaces.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Open Spaces on the Conservation Management Plan for The Grotto at Wanstead Park. It was commented by a Committee member that a sympathetic, cost effect and pragmatic approach to the Grotto restoration should be followed.

Committee member observed that a printed or online library of documents, such as management plans, would a useful resource. The Chairman suggested that a request to the consultants, who assist with the production of the management plans, to provide a number of printed copies could be arranged in future. The Director of Open Spaces noted that the possibility of compiling management plans in an online library would be assessed.

The Chairman requested that appropriate onsite communication for the Grotto be explored by Officers.

RESOLVED-That the Committee approved the adoption of The Grotto Conservation Management Plan as a resource to guide the management, fundraising planning and investment decisions of the Wanstead Park Project Board.