The licence, which was issued before the 2007 event, lasts for four years and allows organisers to continue holding the Glastonbury Festival until 2010, after which they will need to apply for a new licence.
One main issue dealt with by the district council was concerns about noise. Wind and low cloud meant that some Mendip residents who have normally not been able to hear the festival could hear some noise this year. However, according to Mendip's director for planning and environment, Charles Uzzell, although noise monitoring had taken place there was no significant breaches of the licence, and the levels of noise were within the national recommended guidelines.
Tom Killen, Mendip's portfolio holder for licensing and public protection, said: "Firstly I'd like to thank everyone for their help and partnership work in making this year's Glastonbury Festival such a successful event. There will clearly be some issues that we have to deal with, and which will form a debriefing process in the autumn, which will involve various agencies.
"The Glastonbury Festival is a major event for Mendip and the country as a whole, so it is important that we have a thorough process which gives everyone to chance to discuss this year's event and help to improve it further for next year."
(Jim Evans)
