Agenda and draft minutes

Extraordinary, Council - Thursday, 19 February 2026 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber. Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB

Contact: Karen Wyeth  Email: k.wyeth@spelthorne.gov.uk

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144/26

Disclosures of Interest

To receive any disclosures of interest from Councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members.

Minutes:

Councillors Attewell, Boparai, Mooney, Sexton and Weerasinghe advised they were also Surrey County Councillors.

 

145/26

Exclusion of Public and Press

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.

 

 

Minutes:

Council resolved 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 3 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.

 

 

146/26

Disposal of a Commercial Office Asset

 

Council is asked to:

 

1.     approve the proposed disposal on the terms set out in this report,

 

2.     delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer and Group Head of       Assets, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commercial Assets Sub-Committee to agree minor variations to the Heads of Terms and the sale price within a tolerance of 10% of the agreed 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.

 

 

 

Please note that this is a draft report as it is to be considered by the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee on Tuesday 17 February 2026 so may be subject to amendments.

 

Minutes:

Council was asked to:

 

1.     Approve the proposed disposal on the terms set out in the report,

 

2.     Delegate authority to the Chief Finance Office and Group Head of Assets, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commercial Assets Sub-Committee to agree minor variations to the Heads of Terms and the sale price within a tolerance of 10% of the agreed 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 Saliagopoulos requested a recorded vote.

 

For

Councillors Dunn, Attewell, Barker, Bateson, Beatty, Boparai, Boughtflower, Burrell, Button, Caplin, S Doran, Geach, Geraci, Gibson, Grant, Gyawali, Lee, Mooney, Neall, Nicholas, Rutherford, Sexton, Weerasinghe, Williams – 24 Votes

Against

Councillors Buck, Clarke, Howkins, Saliagopoulos – 4 votes

Abstain

Councillors Bing Dong, Brennan, Chandler, Howkins, Saliagopoulos – 5 votes

 

 

 

Council resolved to:

 

1.     Approve the proposed disposal on the terms set out in this report,

 

2.     Delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer and Group Head of Assets, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee and the Char and Vice-Chair of the Commercial Assets Sub-Committee, to agree minor variations to the Heads of Terms and the sale price within a tolerance of 10% of the agreed 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.