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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:
 

Approve the Site Business Plan for
Farmer Norton (Phase 1);
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
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.
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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
 
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This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead
Member or Executive Director.
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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.