Agenda and decisions

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

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 16 January 2025.

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

The Chair, or their 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.

To note the Forward Plan for future business.

To consider the appointment of a director to the Board of Visit Staines (the Business Improvement District in Staines-upon-Thames).

The Committee resolved to appoint the Economic Development Manager as a director to the board of Visit Staines Ltd, the Business Improvement District in Staines-upon-Thames subject to a resolution to appoint by the Visit Staines Board.

To receive a verbal update on an Ashford Business Improvement District (BID).

To receive a verbal update from the Chair of the HSR/SLR Working Group.

To receive a verbal update on Short-Term Priority Development Delivery Sites.

To consider a report on the remarketing of Thameside House.

The Committee resolved to proceed with the re-marketing of Thameside House offering the unencumbered freehold.

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.

To consider and make a recommendation to Council regarding the preferred bidder for the disposal of the development site known as Ashford Victory Place.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    Select Bidder A as the preferred bidder.

The Committee resolved to recommend to Council to:

1.    Approve the disposal of Ashford Victory Place to Bidder A.

2.    Delegate authority to the Group Head of Assets in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee to agree detailed Heads of Terms in respect of the disposal of Ashford Victory Place with Bidder A.

3.    Delegate authority to the Group Head Corporate Governance to enter into any necessary legal documentation to complete the disposal of Ashford Victory Place to Bidder A.