Please reply to:

 

 

Contact:

Christeen Abee

 

Service:

Committee Services

 

Direct Line:

01784 446224

 

E-mail:

c.abee@spelthorne.gov.uk

 

Date:

06 January 2026

 

 

Notice of meeting

 

 

Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee

 

 

Date:

 

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Time:

 

7.00 pm

Place:

 

Council Chamber, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB

 

To the members of the Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee

 

Councillors:

 

H.R.D. Williams (Chair)

S.C. Mooney (Vice-Chair)

C. Bateson

S.N. Beatty

 

J.R. Boughtflower

M. Buck

D.C. Clarke

R.V. Geach

 

M. Gibson

S. Gyawali

K. Howkins

 

 

Substitute Members: Councillors

T. Burrell, J. Button, J.P. Caplin, L. E. Nichols and P.N. Woodward

 

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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1.  

Apologies and Substitutes

 

 

 

To received any apologies for non-attendance and details of Member substitutions.

 

 

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2.  

Minutes

 

5 - 12

 

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2025.

 

 

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3.  

Disclosures of interest

 

 

 

To receive any disclosures of interest from members in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

 

 

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4.  

Questions from members of the Public

 

 

 

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.  

Update on Business Growth Service

 

Verbal Report

 

The Committee will receive a presentation from Helen Roberts from CPG on the Business Growth Service.

 

 

</AI5>

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6.  

Update on Ashford BID Project

 

Verbal Report

 

The Committee will receive a presentation from Rishi Sood on the delivery of the Ashford BID project.

 

 

</AI6>

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7.  

Visit Staines BID - Voting Report (as part of the renewal process)

 

13 - 28

 

Committee is asked to:

1)    Agree that Spelthorne Borough Council supports the principle of the Visit Staines Business Improvement District (BID) ballot and voting “for” in October 2026.

2)    Delegate authority to the Group Head for Place, Protection & Prosperity to exercise the ballot vote in support of the Visit Staines BID.

3)    Note the financial implication associated with the Visit Staines BID in respect of paying the BID levy as set out in the report.

 

 

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8.  

Social Value Strategy for Site Disposals

 

29 - 50

 

Committee is asked to:

1.    Agree the Social Value Strategy relating to the Council’s regeneration sites and recommend to the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee for approval by Council.

2.    Note that by adopting the Strategy the relevant housing and regeneration sites will be marketed to include a requirement for third parties to provide social value provision within their offers.

 

 

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9.  

Chair's Updates

 

Verbal Report

 

To receive updates from the Chair on items within the Committee’s remit.

 

 

</AI9>

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10.  

Forward Plan

 

51 - 54

 

To note the Forward Plan for future business.

 

 

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