Text Box: Spelthorne Borough Council Council Meeting Thursday, 23 October 2025

 

15 October 2025

 

 

Please reply to:

Contact:

Karen Wyeth

Direct line:

01784 446341

E-mail:

k.wyeth@spelthorne.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the Councillors of Spelthorne Borough Council

 

I hereby summon you to attend a meeting of the Council to be held at The Council’s Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames on Thursday, 23 October 2025 commencing at 7.00 pm for the transaction of the following business.

 

Daniel Mouawad

Chief Executive

 

Councillors are encouraged to wear their badge of past office at the Council meeting.

 

Councillors are reminded to notify Committee Services of any Gifts and Hospitality offered to you since the last Council meeting so that these may be entered in the Gifts and Hospitality Declaration book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

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1.             

Apologies for absence

 

 

To receive any apologies for non-attendance.

 

 

</AI1>

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2.             

Minutes

 

 

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Council meeting held on 09 October 2025.

 

Minutes to follow

 

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

3.             

Disclosures of Interest

 

 

To receive any disclosures of interest from Councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members.

 

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

4.             

Announcements from the Mayor

 

 

To receive any announcements from the Mayor.

 

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

5.             

Announcements from the Leader

 

 

To receive any announcements from the Leader.

 

 

</AI5>

<AI6>

6.             

Announcements from the Chief Executive

 

 

To receive any announcements from the Chief Executive.

 

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

7.             

Questions from members of the public

 

 

The Leader, or their nominee, to answer any questions raised by members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 13.

 

The Council has received one question from the public as attached.

 

7 - 8

</AI7>

<AI8>

8.             

Petitions

 

 

To receive any petitions from members of the public.

 

 

</AI8>

<AI9>

9.             

Improvement and Recovery Plan

 

 

Council is asked to approve:

 

1.    the Improvement and Recovery Plan,

 

2.    the Reorganisation and Transformation Board be formally disbanded, the Improvement and Recovery Board be set up and the Terms of Reference in Appendix C,

 

3.    the reporting mechanisms; and

 

4.    authority be delegated to the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to approve changes to the Improvement and Recovery Plan as part of regular reporting arrangements.

 

9 - 60

</AI9>

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10.          

The Spelthorne Borough Council (Off-Street Parking Places Order) Amendment No.3) Order 2026

 

 

Council is asked to:

 

1.    Authorise the Group Head Neighbourhood Services to proceed with the proposals made in this report and to implement The Spelthorne Borough Council Off-Street Parking Places (Amendment No. 3) Order 2026,

 

2.    Authorise the Group Head Corporate Governance to publish all notices required to implement The Spelthorne Borough Council Off-Street Parking Places (Amendment No. 3) Order 2026; and

 

3.    Authorise the Group Head Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the Group Head Corporate Governance to consider and address any objections and to amend the proposals if necessary, following the public consultation.

 

61 - 128

</AI10>

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11.          

Additional Annual Grant Application 2025/26

 

 

Council is asked to:

 

1.    Consider the recommendation of the Grants Panel in relation to Spelthorne Museum; and

 

2.    Approve the award of £588 to Spelthorne Museum

 

129 - 138

</AI11>

<AI12>

12.          

HSR/SLR Working Group Recommendation

 

 

Council is asked to:

 

1.    Consider the findings of the all-party working group set up by the Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee contained in this report; and

 

2.    Support the Heathrow Southern Rail link proposal conditional upon:

 

a)    Trains stopping at Staines,

b)    Evidence that the proposal will not harm Staines Moor nor increase the groundwater flood risk in the area; and

c)    Reviewing and agreeing detailed terms of the Heathrow Southern Rail link proposal.

 

139 - 222

</AI12>

<AI13>

13.          

Changes to the Constitution

 

</AI13>

<AI14>

a)             

Amendments to Contract Standing Orders

 

 

This report is to go to the Standards Committee on 22 October and therefore may be subject to amendments.

 

223 - 236

</AI14>

<AI15>

b)             

Change of Name and Terms of Reference of the Climate Change Working Group

 

 

This report is to go to the Standards Committee on 22 October and therefore may be subject to amendments.

 

237 - 248

</AI15>

<AI16>

14.          

Approval of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Commercial Assets Sub-Committee

 

 

Council is asked to approve the nominations for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Commercial Assets Sub-Committee for 2025/26.

 

249 - 250

</AI16>

<AI17>

15.          

Reports from the Committee Chairs

 

 

To receive and agree the reports from the Committee Chairs.

 

251 - 282

</AI17>

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16.          

Motions

 

 

To receive any motions from Councillors in accordance with Standing Order 16.

 

 

</AI18>

<AI19>

17.          

General questions

 

 

The Leader, or their nominee, to answer questions from Councillors on matters affecting the Borough, in accordance with Standing Order 14.

 

 

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