Agenda item - Chairman's Communications

              Web-casting of Planning Committee Meetings

208.1    The Chairman explained that afternoon’s meeting of the Planning Committee was being web-cast as part of the on-going pilot study which would run until June 2009. Members were reminded to speak directly into the microphones and to switch them off when they had finished speaking in order to ensure that they could be heard clearly both within the Council Chamber and the public gallery above.

208.2    Correspondence sent to those wishing to make representations to speak at meetings included information to ensure that they were aware that meetings were being web-cast and guidance was given on use of equipment available in the meeting room including operating instructions for the microphones.

208.3    RESOLVED - That the position be noted.