Minutes of the spelthorne borough council
Minutes of the Council Meeting of Spelthorne Borough Council held in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames on Thursday, 6 August 2026 at 7.00 pm
Present:
Councillor S.A. Dunn, The Mayor, in the Chair
Councillors:
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M. Gibson M.M. Attewell C. Bateson S.N. Beatty M. Beecher S. Bhadye M. Bing Dong M. Buck T. Burrell J.R. Boughtflower J. Button |
J.P. Caplin J.T.F. Doran S.M. Doran R.V. Geach K.M. Grant S. Gyawali K. Howkins N. Islam M.J. Lee A. Mathur S.C. Mooney
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G. Neall L. E. Nichols K.E. Rutherford D. Saliagopoulos J.R. Sexton J.A. Turner B. Weerasinghe H.R.D. Williams P.N. Woodward
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Apologies: |
Apologies were received from Councillors M. Arnold, L. Barker, H.S. Boparai, L.H. Brennan, R. Chandler, D.C. Clarke and D.L. Geraci |
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Disclosures of Interest |
Councillors Attewell, Mooney, Sexton and Weerasinghe advised they were also Surrey County Councillors.
Councillors Attewell, Bateson, Mooney, and Sexton advised they were also West Surrey Councillors.
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Disposal of Commercial Asset A |
Council considered a recommendation from the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to
1. Approve the proposed disposal on the terms set out in the report; and
2. Delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer and Group Head of Assets, in consultation with Chair and Vice-Chair of Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to agree minor variations to the Heads of Terms and adjustments to the sale price; and
3. Delegate authority to Group Head of Corporate Governance to enter into a transfer to complete the disposal and any ancillary legal documentation required in relation to the proposed disposal.
A recorded vote was requested by Councillor Williams, and the results were as follows:
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For (21): |
M Attewell, C Bateson, S Beatty, M Beecher, T Burrell, J Button, J Caplin, J Doran, S Doran, S Dunn, R Geach, M Gibson, K Grant, S Gyawali, S Mooney, G Neall, L Nichols, K Rutherford, J Sexton, J Turner, B Weerasinghe |
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Against (8): |
S Bhadye, J Boughtflower, M Buck, K Howkins, N Islam, M Lee, D Saliagopoulos, P Woodward |
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Abstain (3): |
M Bing Dong, A Mathur, H Williams |
Council RESOLVED to:
1. Approve the proposed disposal on the terms set out in the report;
2. Delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer and Group Head of Assets, in consultation with Chair and Vice-Chair of Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to agree minor variations to the Heads of Terms and adjustments to the sale price; and
3. Delegate authority to Group Head of Corporate Governance to enter into a transfer to complete the disposal and any ancillary legal documentation required in relation to the proposed disposal.
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Disposal of Commercial Asset B |
Council considered a recommendation from the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to not recommend that Council:
1. Approve the proposed disposal on the terms set out in the report;
2. Delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer and Group Head of Assets, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to agree minor variations to the Heads of Terms and adjustments to the sale price; and
3. Delegate authority to the Group Head of Corporate Governance to enter into a transfer to complete the disposal and any ancillary legal documentation required in relation to the proposed disposal.
Councillor Beatty left the Chamber at 19:58 at returned at 20:01
Councillor Sexton left the Chamber at 20:18 and returned at 20:21
Councillor Attewell left the Chamber at 20:27 and returned at 20:30
Councillor Saliagopoulos left the meeting at 20:29 and returned at 20:38
Councillor Bing Dong left the Chamber at 20:37 and returned at 20:41
Councillor Bhadye left the Chamber at 20:37 and returned at 20:40
Meeting adjourned at 20:43
Meeting reconvened at 21:05
It was proposed by Councillor Boughtflower, seconded by Councillor Williams and resolved to exclude the public and press for part of the discussion due to the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs in part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
It was proposed by Councillor Bateson, and seconded by Councillor Nichols to suspend standing orders for the meeting to continue beyond 10pm. The motion FELL as a majority of councillors voted against extending the meeting.
It was proposed by Councillor Boughtflower and seconded by Councillor Mooney that the motion be amended to: “the item is deferred until the views of the West Surrey Shadow Executive have been sought and brought to this Council given that the new authority will inherit the financial consequences of this disposal.”
In accordance with Standing Order 17 (i), Councillor Williams requested that the question now be put.
A recorded vote on the amendment was requested by Councillor Boughtflower and the results were as follows:
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For (20): |
M Attewell, S Beatty, M Beecher, S Bhadye, M Bing Dong, J Boughtflower, M Buck, T Burrell, R Geach, K Howkins, N Islam, M Lee, A Mathur, S Mooney, K Rutherford, D Saliagopoulos, J Sexton, B Weerasinghe, H Williams, P Woodward |
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Against (12): |
C Bateson, J Button, J Caplin, J Doran, S Doran, S Dunn, M Gibson, K Grant, S Gyawali, G Neall, K Rutherford, J Turner |
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Abstain (0): |
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Council RESOLVED to agree the amended motion.
The meeting re-entered public session.
Council RESOLVED to defer the item until the views of the West Surrey Shadow Executive have been sought and brought to this Council given that the new authority will inherit the financial consequences of this disposal.
N.B. Subsequent to the meeting, on 7 August 2026, the Council received Instructions under Powers Provided by the Best Value Directions from Spelthorne’s Commissioners requiring the Council to carry out the recommendations of the report. (attached)