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Karen Wyeth |
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Committee Services |
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01784 446341 |
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k.wyeth@spelthorne.gov.uk |
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03 September 2025 |
Notice of meeting
Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee
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Date:
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Thursday, 11 September 2025 |
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7.00 pm |
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To the members of the Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee
Councillors:
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H.R.D. Williams (Chair) J.R. Boughtflower (Vice-Chair) C. Bateson S.N. Beatty
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M. Beecher S. Bhadye D.C. Clarke R.V. Geach
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M. Gibson S. Gyawali N. Islam
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Substitute Members: Councillors |
J. Button, J.P. Caplin, D.L. Geraci and L. E. Nichols |
Councillors are reminded that the Gifts and Hospitality Declaration book will be available outside the meeting room for you to record any gifts or hospitality offered to you since the last Committee meeting.
Agenda
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Apologies and Substitutes
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To receive any apologies for non-attendance and details of Member substitutions.
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Minutes
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5 - 6 |
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To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 02 July 2025.
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Disclosures of interest
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To receive any disclosures of interest from members in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.
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Questions from members of the Public
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The Chair, or his nominee, to answer any questions raised by members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 40.
At the time of publication of this agenda no questions were received.
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5. |
Forward Plan
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7 - 10 |
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To note the Forward Plan for future business.
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Spelthorne Business Hub
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11 - 42 |
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Committee is asked to:
1. Agree to the closure of the Spelthorne Business Hub at the Summit Centre, Sunbury by 31 March 2026,
2. Relocate the Business Hub to the Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames; and
3. Approve the continuation of the Council’s Business Support Service, delivered independently of the Hub premises.
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Ashford BID Report
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43 - 104 |
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The Committee is asked to:
1. Agree to progress the development of a Business Improvement District (BID) for Ashford Town Centre proposal to the next stage; and
2. Note the Feasibility Study undertaken on a potential Business Improvement District (BID) in Ashford by consultants Heartflood (Appendix A)
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HSR/SLR Working Group Recommendation
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105 - 186 |
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Committee is asked to:
1. Consider the findings of the all-party working group (The Working Group) set up by the Business Infrastructure and Growth Committee contained in this report; and
2. Recommend to Full Council that this Council supports the Heathrow Southern Rail (HSR) 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 HSR link proposal
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Exclusion of Public and Press (Exempt Business)
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To move the exclusion of the Press/Public for the following items, in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006.
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10. |
Ashford Victory Place
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Report to follow
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Thameside House
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