Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation on the Staines Regeneration Masterplan.

It was agreed that this item would be held in the public session and was taken ahead of Item 8.

The Sub-Committee received a presentation from the Development Management Consultant and the Principal Asset Manager on the Staines Regeneration Masterplan. The presentation set out a possible joining up of the Town Centre and the river front with the possibility for smaller boutique style retail units and restaurants with external seating.

The Sub-Committee queried how the aspiration of joining the town centre and the river front would deal with the A308 which runs between the two and were advised that this would be considered as part of the process.

The Sub-Committee asked what the process would be for Councillors to provide feedback on the proposals and were informed that there would be stakeholder consultations which would include ward Councillors, the wider Councillor body, and the public.

The Sub-Committee queried whether there was a consensus on what properties were to be included in the masterplan and were advised that both the Oast House and Thameside House could potentially be excluded however no decisions had been made at this stage. The Sub-Committee advised that South-West Trains were running a consultation on how best to regenerate the train station and queried whether there was scope to work with them given the proximity of the Oast House to the station. The Development Management Consultant stated that this could be considered.

The Sub-Committee asked whether recent advice from the Environment Agency regarding flooding would be considered when developing the masterplan. The Development Management Consultant advised that there were options around flood mitigation that could be considered.

The Sub-Committee resolved to approve the next steps as outlined on the final slide of the presentation allowing members of the Assets team to:

1. commence discussions with potential consultants,
2. undertake internal stakeholder consultations to scope out a delivery strategy,
3. prepare a delivery timetable to cover the period up to the point of selecting a delivery partner, including key milestones, and
4. prepare a schedule of required consultants and associated costs to report back to this Sub-Committee in March and April 2024.

The meeting finished at 21:37