Decision

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I Paul Dennett, City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution and following consultation with Cabinet Members at the Property/Regeneration Briefing do hereby:

1. Approve the updated Site Business Plan for Farmer Norton (Phase 1); and
2. Authorise the Executive Director of Place and City Solicitor to complete the associated legal formalities and the taking of all necessary steps required to enable the development to be brought forward.

The Reasons are:

The Council are required to formally approve or reject Site Business Plans submitted by ECF to enable development to be brought forward across the Crescent area.

Options considered and rejected were:

Not approving the Site Business Plan, rejected because the Site Business Plan meets the requirements set out in the Overarching Umbrella Agreement between the Council and ECF, as such there are no valid reasons for rejection.

Assessment of Risk: Low

The source of funding is: N/A

Legal Advice obtained: Yes – Supplied by Lauren Armstrong (Shared Legal Services – Commercial Legal team)

Financial Advice obtained: Yes – Supplied by Anthony Rigby, Senior Accountant

Procurement Advice obtained: Yes - Supplied by Daniel Cunliffe, Category Manager

HR Advice obtained: No

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes – Supplied by Dan Welsh, Principal Programme Manager, Development Team

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 of the Executive Director, Place, to Property and Regeneration Briefing (Crescent – Site Business Plan for Farmer Norton (Phase 1) site, 24th February 2025.

Contact Officer: Dan Welsh                                  

Email: Daniel.welsh@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: Paul Dennett         

City Mayor

Dated. 8th September 2025

This decision was published on Tuesday 9th September 2025                                          

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on  Tuesday 16th September 2025

unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.