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Salford City Council - Record of Decision (Cabinet)
I, Councillor Tracy Kelly,
Statutory Deputy City Mayor, in
exercise of the powers contained within the City Council
Constitution do hereby
approve:
 
·        
Approve the designation of a Mayoral Development
Zone known as The Western Gateway Development Zone
(WGDZ).
·        
Agree the proposed area of The WGDZ as indicated in
Map 1 attached at Appendix 1.
·        
Approve the establishment of The WGDZ Board in
consultation with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and
Trafford Council.
·        
Agree the existing Salford and Trafford
Infrastructure Board will act as the shadow board until the new
WGDZ Board is approved.
·        
Agree to receive future updates on delivery progress
on the WGDZ.
 
The Reasons
are:
To
bring forward significant infrastructure investment in the Western
Gateway growth location to enable or support growth and economic
benefit in Salford.
 
Options
considered and rejected were:
Not to
proceed in the designation of the WGDZ.
 
Assessment of
Risk:Low

The decision to designate an area
of Salford within a Mayoral Development Zone does not take any
statutory powers or decision making powers from the
Council.   
The
source of funding is: Existing
Council budget / GMCA funding
 
Legal Advice
obtained:
At
this stage there are no legal implications which arise from the
report.  A Mayoral Development Zone is a
non-statutory entity, unlike a Mayoral Development Corporation.
Under the MDZ arrangements, GMCA and the two local authorities will
incorporate the use of their own powers when required. Decisions
relating to the Salford locality will be subject to the
Council’s governance procedures and must be approved through
the Council’s decision-making processes.
 
Financial
Advice obtained:
The
Western Gateway Mayoral Development Zone will require a commitment
of financial resource for both revenue and capital costs. If
required, resource in the short term for the production of the
strategic investment plan will be provided via existing funding
available from GMCA with match funding coming from the respective
local authorities. Further capital investment will be subject to
the individual site business cases and sought from appropriate
investment sources that fit with the intended purpose. 
 
Procurement
Advice obtained:
At this stage, there
are no direct procurement implications for the Council linked to
the recommendations.
 
HR Advice
obtained:
No
comments have been sought on HR implications 
 
Climate
Change Advice obtained:
Previous economic assessments of the Western
Gateway growth location have identified significant savings on
emissions linked to the eventual completion of Port Salford as a
tri-modal port.  As part of the
development of the WGDZ business plan, this will be taken into
account as a benefit alongside consideration of disbenefit from the
proposed development in the area. 
 
The following
documents have been used to assist the decision
process:

·        
Cabinet Report – 10th June
2025
 
Contact
Officer: Ian Thompson                                      
Email:ian.thompson@salford.gov.uk
 

·        
The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is
the Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny Panel
 
Signed:   Councillor Tracy Kelly                          
Dated: 10/06/25

Statutory Deputy City Mayor

 

 

For Democratic Services use only

 

·        
This decision was
published on 12.06.25. This
decision will come in force at 4pm on 19.06.25 unless it is called-in in accordance with the
Decision Making Process Rules.