Minutes of the Extraordinary Council at 18.00
18 March 2025
Present:
Councillors:
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M. Buck J.T.F. Doran M.M. Attewell C. Bateson S.N. Beatty M. Beecher H.S. Boparai T. Burrell J.R. Boughtflower |
J. Button J.P. Caplin D.C. Clarke S.M. Doran S.A. Dunn D.L. Geraci M. Gibson K.M. Grant M.J. Lee
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A. Mathur S.C. Mooney L. E. Nichols K.E. Rutherford J.R. Sexton J.A. Turner B. Weerasinghe H.R.D. Williams P.N. Woodward
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Apologies: |
Councillors M. Arnold, S. Bhadye, L.H. Brennan, R. Chandler, R.V. Geach, S. Gyawali, K. Howkins, N. Islam, O. Rybinski and D. Saliagopoulos |
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25/25 |
Disclosures of Interest
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Councillors Attewell, Boparai, Sexton and Weerasinghe advised they were also Surrey County Councillors.
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26/25 |
Summit Centre, Sunbury-on-Thames, Site Sale
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Council considered the disposal of the Summit Centre on the terms set out in the report and detailed in the appendices.
A recorded vote was requested by The Mayor.
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For |
Councillors Buck, J Doran, Attewell, Bateson, Beatty, Beecher, Boparai, Boughtflower, Burrell, Button, Caplin, Clarke, S Doran, Dunn, Geraci, Gibson, Grant, Lee, Mathur, Mooney, Nichols, Rutherford, Sexton, Turner, Weerasinghe, Williams, Woodward – 27 votes |
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Against |
0 votes |
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Abstain |
0 votes |
Council resolved to approve the disposal of the Summit Centre on the terms set out in the report and detailed in the appendices.
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27/25 |
Urgent Item - Ashford Victory Place Disposal
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Council considered the disposal of the development site known as Ashford Victory Place in Ashford.
Proposed by: Councillor Boughtflower
Seconded by: Councillor Clarke
Under Standing Order 17 (K), to adjourn the meeting so that a decision on the sale of Ashford Victory Place could be deferred until the Government had confirmed that they would be appointing a Commissioner and they had started working with the Council.
Councillor Boughtflower asked for a recorded vote.
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For |
Councillors Attewell, Boughtflower, Clarke, Lee, Mathur, Mooney, Weerasinghe, Woodward – 8 votes |
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Against |
Councillors Buck, J Doran, Bateson, Beatty, Beecher, Boparai, Burrell, Button, Caplin, S Doran, Dunn, Geraci, Gibson, Grant, Nichols, Rutherford, Sexton, Turner, Williams – 19 votes |
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Abstain |
No votes |
The motion FELL
A recorded vote was requested by Councillor Williams
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For |
Councillors Buck, J Doran, Bateson, Beatty, Beecher, Boparai, Burrell, Button, Caplin, S Doran, Dunn, Geraci, Gibson, Grant, Rutherford, Sexton, Turner, Williams – 18 votes |
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Against |
Councillors Attewell, Boughtflower, Clarke, Lee, Mathur, Mooney, Weerasinghe, Woodward – 8 votes |
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Abstain |
Councillor Nichols – 1 vote |
Council resolved to:
a) Approve bidder A and the disposal of the development site known as Ashford victory Place in Ashford as set out in the appendices,
b) Delegate authority to the Group Head of Assets in consultation with the Chair and Vice chair of the Business, Infrastructure & Growth Committee to agree detailed Heads of Terms in respect of the disposal of Ashford victory Place with the preferred bidder and;
c) Delegate authority to the Group Head of corporate Governance to enter into a transfer and any ancillary legal documentation required in relation to the disposal of Ashford victory Place to bidder A.