Agenda item - Chairman's Communications

3.1       The Chairman referred to the recent Conservation Advisory Group (CAG) elections and noted that Mr Phillip Andrews had been elected as Chairman of the Group. Mr Roger Amerena would be attending on behalf of Mr Andrews at certain meetings to represent the Group, and she welcomed Mr Amerena to the meeting today.

3.2       The Deputy Development Control Manager, Mr Paul Vidler, reminded Members that a planning training event would be held on 21 May 2010 in the Council Chamber at Hove Town Hall. He noted that this was the first session to be run as part of the new programme.

3.3       Mr Vidler added that new temporary measures to assist the development industry introduced in May 2010 as a response to the current recession. These measures would be reviewed again in January 2011.