Decision

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby:

1. Approve the Site Business Plan for Farmer Norton (Phase 1);
2. Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Place and the Section 151 officer to negotiate and finalise the commercial arrangements in respect of the Deed of Variation to the Crescent Overarching Umbrella Agreement to enable Homes England to conclude their acquisition of University owned sites across the Adelphi Village area and to enable ECF to drawdown these development sites, in line with the Overarching Umbrella Agreement and associated Deed of Variation; and
3. Authorise the City Solicitor to progress and complete the associated legal formalities and the taking of all steps required to give effect to the above.

The Reasons are:

To enable ECF bring forward the Farmer Norton (Phase 1) development and enable Homes England to progress the acquisitions of University land in the Adelphi area.

Options considered and rejected were:

Not to approve the Site Business Plan or Deed of variation to the Overarching Umbrella Agreement in place between the crescent partners.

Assessment of Risk: Low

The source of funding is: N/A

Legal Advice obtained: Lauren Armstrong

Financial Advice obtained: Daniel Hillman

Procurement Advice obtained: Daniel Cunliffe

HR Advice obtained: N/A

Climate Change Advice obtained: Dan Welsh

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

-       Report of the Strategic Director, Place, to Property and Regeneration Briefing (Approval of the Crescent Development Framework 2021), 25th January 2021.

-       Report of the Strategic Director, Place, to Property and Regeneration Briefing (Approval of the Crescent Strategic Master Programme and Delivery Plan), 26th April 2021.

-       Report to Property/Regeneration Briefing, 24th February 2025

Contact Officer: Dan Welsh (Principal Programme manager, Development Team)

Telephone number: 0161 793 2630

-       This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member or Executive Director.

-       The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny Panel.                       

Signed: Councillor Jack Youd

Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration

Dated: 24th February 2025

This decision was published on Monday 24th February 2025                                            

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 3rd March 202 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.