Agenda item

Thameside House - Staines Ward Councillors Development Meeting - Update

Councillors C Bateson, M Beecher and S Mooney have referred the following decision for consideration by the Council, in accordance with the Council’s Reservation Scheme.

The committee agreed to proceed on the basis of Block A being 11, 9 and 7 storeys in height and Block B being 8, 6 and 5 storeys in height.

Appendices 2 to 4 of the report contain 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 Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because, disclosure to the public would prejudice the financial position of the authority in the bidding process for future construction works by allowing other bidders to know the position of the Council.  This in turn prejudices the Council by (i) distorting the bids process and (ii) prejudicing the opportunity for the Council’s future regeneration in the Borough.

Council considered a decision made by the Development Sub-Committee on 15 November 2021 on the Thameside House Development:-

“The Development Sub-Committee agreed to proceed on the basis of Block A being 11, 9 and 7 storeys in height and Block B being 8, 6 and 5 storeys in height.”

Council voted on whether to either:

1.    Note the decision of the Development Sub-Committee (Note)

2.    Refer the decision back to the Development Sub-Committee (Refer)

3.    Withdraw the decision of the Development Sub-Committee (Withdraw)

Proposed by Councillor S. Mooney

Seconded by Cllr V. Leighton

Councillor H. Mooney  requested that a recorded vote be taken.

Note: Councillors I. Harvey, A. Brar, H. Harvey, R. Noble, O. Rybinski and B. Spoor (6)

Refer: Councillors S. Doran, M. Attewell, C. Barratt, R. Barratt, C. Bateson, I. Beardsmore, J. Boughtflower, R. Chandler, J. Doran, R. Dunn, S. Dunn, T. Fidler, N. Gething, M. Gibson, K. Grant, A. Harman, N. Islam, T. Lagden, V. Leighton, J. McIlroy, A. Mitchell, S. Mooney, J. Sexton, R. Sider BEM, V. Siva and J. Vinson (26)

Withdraw: Councillors M. Beecher and D. Saliagopoulos (2)

Abstain: Councillors S. Buttar, L. Nichols and R. Smith-Ainsley (3)

Council resolved to:

Refer the decision back to the Development Sub-Committee.

The meeting was adjourned 22:23

The meeting reconvened 22:29