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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 and in consultation with members of the
Cabinet at the Property/Regeneration Briefing on 8th
December, 2025, do hereby:
 
 

Approve the Site
Business Plans for Old Adelphi, Centenary and Farmer Norton Phase
2; and

 

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 developments to be progressed.

 
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 Plans. This
option was rejected because the Site Business Plans 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: n/a
 
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.
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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.
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Report of the Executive Director, Place, to Property and
Regeneration Briefing (Crescent – Site Business Plan for
Farmer Norton (Phase 1) site, 24th February 2025.
-      
Report to Property/Regeneration Briefing on 8th December
2025
 
Contact Officer: Dan Welsh, Principal Programme Manager, Development
Team                         
Email: daniel.welsh@salford.gov.uk
 
 
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This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead
Member.
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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: 8th December 2025                                                      
 
 
This decision was published on Tuesday, 9th December 2025                                            
This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday,
16th December 2025
unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.