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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision

(Property and Regeneration Panel and Procurement
Board)
 
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, and
following consultation with Cabinet Members at the
Property/Regeneration Briefing (decisions 1-5 below) and
accept the recommendation of the Procurement Board (decision 6
below), do hereby approve:
 
1) 
The serving of a S54 Urgent Works Notice(s) as
necessary on the owners of the Crescent Pub for the immediate
protection of the Grade II listed buildings located at 19-21 The
Crescent and 1 Massey Street.
2) 
The undertaking of the works in default as specified
in the S54 Urgent Works Notice(s) (UWN) in the event the owner
fails to carry out the works required by the notice, following the
expiration of the notice period.
3) 
The seeking of full and immediate recovery of the
funds through the S55 process.

4) 
The Funding of the costs of works in default for
Phase 1 with the final figures for these phases of works to be
confirmed by the procurement process and agreed by Procurement
Board (approval for spend required and verification through
Procurement Board).
5) 
Explore grant funding with Historic
England to underwrite the cost of the urgent works, and if
successful to enter a grant agreement, and accept the
funds.
6) 
Authority to proceed in accordance with
the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules to start a
mini-competition for the identification of a contractor through an
appropriate framework.
 
The Reasons are:
This concerns urgent actions
necessary to protect the Grade II listed buildings at 19-21 The
Crescent and 1 Massey Street. The buildings are in private
ownership, empty and in a rapidly decaying condition, the above
approvals will allow for the  actions
necessary for the immediate protection of the heritage
assets.
 
Options considered and rejected
were: Take no action
 
Assessment of Risk:
Medium
 
The source of funding
is:
·     
Phase1 
o 
Historic England Grant (if
offered)
o 
Heritage Capital Budget
o 
Local Plan Budget
·     
Phase 2
o 
Place Directorate Capital Programme
2025/26
 
Legal Advice obtained: Robert Irvine, Solicitor,
Manchester City Council, Shared Legal Services
 
Financial Advice obtained: Ian
Cowburn, Senior Accountant 
 
Procurement Advice obtained:
Daniel Cunliffe, Category Manager Level
1, Procurement
 
HR Advice obtained:
N/A
 
Climate Change Advice:
N/A
 
Contact Officer:
Joanne O’Hara –
Heritage Commission Coordinator and Project Lead
Email: joanne.ohara@salford.gov.uk
 
·     
This decision is not subject to consideration by
another Lead Member.
·     
The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is
the Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny Panel.  
 
 

Signed:   Cllr J
Youd          
Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services
and Regeneration
Dated: 11 August 2025
 

 

·     
This decision was
published on Monday 11 August
2025

·     
This decision will
come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 18 August 2025 unless it is called-in in accordance with
the Decision Making Process Rules.