Chris Bateson - Councillor for Spelthorne (Staines South)

Councillor Chris Bateson

Liberal Democrat Group Staines South Deputy Leader of the Council, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group

Email: cllr.bateson@spelthorne.gov.uk

Council: Spelthorne

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Policy and Resources Committee (Vice-Chair) Development Sub-Committee Council (Committee Member) Environment and Sustainability Committee (Substitute, Guest) Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee (Committee Member) Members' briefing pack (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Substitute) Audit Committee (Substitute, Guest) Licensing Sub-Committee Administrative Committee Appointments and Appeals Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

150 meetings · Page 1 of 30

Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 4 February 2026 7.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

February 04, 2026, 7:00 pm
Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary, Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 6.30 pm

January 27, 2026, 6:30 pm
Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary, To begin on the rising of the Corporate Policy and Rescources Committee Extraordinary Meeting, Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee - Tuesday, 3 February 2026 8.30 pm

January 26, 2026, 6:30 pm
Corporate Policy and Resources Committee Vice-Chair

Corporate Policy and Resources Committee - Monday, 19 January 2026 7.00 pm

January 19, 2026, 7:00 pm
Members' briefing pack Committee Member

Members' briefing pack - Wednesday, 14 January 2026 11.51 am, PROVISIONAL

January 14, 2026, 11:51 am

Decisions from Meetings

237 decisions · Page 14 of 48

Updates from Task and Finish and/or Working Groups

From: Environment and Sustainability Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025

...to note the updates from the Task and Finish and/or Working Groups, including the approval of 17 Local CIL applications totaling £759,148 and the referral of six applications to the Strategic CIL Spending Board.

Recommendations Approved

Update to Climate Change Working Group Terms of Reference

From: Environment and Sustainability Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025

...to better address the interconnected challenges of climate and ecological emergencies, the Committee approved renaming the Climate Change Working Group to the Climate and Nature Working Group, approved revised terms of reference, and referred the report to the Standards Committee for recommendation to Council for adoption in the Constitution.

Recommendations Approved

Forward Plan

From: Environment and Sustainability Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025

...to note the Forward Plan.

Recommendations Approved

Thameside House

From: Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee - Thursday, 11 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to recommend to Council the approval of the disposal of Thameside House in Staines to the preferred bidder (A), delegate authority to the Group Head of Assets to agree variations to the disposal terms, and delegate authority to the Group Head of Corporate Governance to complete the disposal and related legal documentation.

Recommendations Approved

HSR/SLR Working Group Recommendation

From: Business, Infrastructure and Growth Committee - Thursday, 11 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to recommend to Full Council that it supports the Heathrow Southern Rail (HSR) link proposal conditional upon trains stopping at Staines, evidence that the proposal will not harm Staines Moor nor increase the groundwater flood risk in the area, and reviewing and agreeing detailed terms of the HSR link proposal.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Summary

Meetings Attended: 150

Average per Month: 6.0

Decisions Recorded: 237