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Communications House Sale on Hold After 23 to 2 Council Vote
Spelthorne councillors voted 23 to 2 to hold off selling Communications House in Staines until the masterplan is agreed, overruling advice to sell now.
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Planning
Spelthorne Planning: Councillors Lose Call-In From 31 Oct
From 31 October Spelthorne councillors can no longer send home extensions or schemes under 10 homes to committee. Officers decide them; your right to comment stays.
Council
Spelthorne Council Leader: Joanne Sexton Back After Vote
Joanne Sexton is Spelthorne's Leader again after a no-confidence vote removed Greg Neall on 22 October. Chris Bateson stays Deputy. The Tory nominees missed out.
Council
Spelthorne No-Confidence Vote: Joanne Sexton Now Leader
Joanne Sexton is Leader after the 22 October no-confidence vote on Greg Neall. The Tory motion had named John Boughtflower; how the vote was set up.
Staines
Communications House: Council Backs Delaying the Sale
Councillors put the Communications House sale in Staines on hold until the masterplan is agreed, by 23 votes to 2 on 22 October, against officers' advice.
Heathrow
Heathrow Third Runway: Spelthorne Vote Put Off to December
Spelthorne's vote on opposing Heathrow's third runway was put off on 22 October to the December Council. Heathrow's consultation is open until 22 December.
Staines
Communications House Staines: Sale on Hold Until Masterplan
Full Council voted 23 to 2 on 22 October to defer selling Communications House in Staines until the masterplan is agreed. What the sale plan said, and why.
Ashford
Ashford BID Ballot Approved: Businesses Vote 18 Nov to 18 Dec
The council will not veto it: Ashford town centre businesses get a postal vote from 18 November on a five-year BID raising about £120,000 a year.
Council
Spelthorne Disabled Adaptations: Showers Now Means Tested
Spelthorne will means test level access showers again and halve its no-means-test adaptations limit to £1,000, to save about £108,000 a year.
Council
Spelthorne Mayor Vote: 22 to 0 to Keep It, Ministers Decide
Spelthorne councillors voted 22 to 0 on Monday to ask ministers to keep the borough's mayor after 1 April 2027. One abstained and 14 sent apologies.
Council
Spelthorne Charter Trustees Vote: Mayor Ends 2027
The Office of Mayor of Spelthorne ends on 1 April 2027 unless ministers agree. Councillors vote on Monday, and a precept could reach bills from 2028.