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Salford City
Council - Record of Decision
 
I,
Councillor Mike
McCusker, Lead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable
Development, in exercise of the powers contained within the City
Council Constitution, do hereby –
 
Not
approve the Legal Order
associated with the Peel Green Active Travel Scheme as set out in
the report:
 
SALFORD CITY COUNCIL – CRSTS PEEL
GREEN ACTIVE TRAVEL SCHEME LEGAL NOTICE FOR CHANGE IN STATUS OF
SHARED FOOTWAY / CYCLEWAY
 
The Reasons
are:
Review of public and local
ward members representations communicated through the engagement
and consultation over the past 18 months.
 
Options considered and rejected
were:
Approving the legal order and proceeding
with the scheme.
 
Assessment of
Risk: High – Should the Peel Green Active Travel scheme
not proceed, discussions with the funding programme team will need
to be held to consider repurposing the CRSTS funding to deliver
alternative projects elsewhere in
Salford.
 
The source of funding
is: City Regions
Sustainable Transport Settlement
 
Legal Advice
obtained:
The Council as highways authority under
the RTRA 1984 and Highways Act 1980 has the power to introduce the
measures set out in the scheme and more particularly detailed in
this report provided that any  
Works and procedures are carried out in accordance with the
relevant statutory requirements, including the consideration of all
and any objections
 
Financial Advice
obtained:
The Peel
Green Active Travel scheme is funded through City Regions
Sustainable Transport Settlement grant. Should the scheme not
proceed, Salford will need to enter into discussions with the
funding programme team to consider repurposing the CRSTS funding to
deliver alternative projects elsewhere in
Salford.
 
Procurement Advice
obtained: N/A
 
HR Advice
obtained: N/A
 
Climate Change Advice
obtained: N/A
 
The following documents have been used to
assist the decision process:
Report of the Deputy Chief
Executive (Executive Director of Place) to
the Lead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development
11th March
2026
 
Contact Officer: Opu Anwar,
Place Directorate      
           
opu.anwar@salford.gov.uk
 
This decision is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate
scrutiny panel to call-in the decision is
the  Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny
Panel.           
 
 

Signed: Councillor
McCusker                        
Dated: 11th March 2026
Lead
Member for Planning, Transport
& Sustainable Development
 

 
This decision was published
on 13th
March 2026.
 
This decision will come
into force at 4.00 p.m. on 20th March 2026,
unless it is called-in in accordance with
the decision-making process
rules.