Decision

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve the proposed expenditure of £1,153,898.86 of Section 106 contributions as match funding towards the Oldfield Road Corridor Improvements project.

The Reasons are the Oldfield Road Corridor Improvements, once completed, will form part of the 'Bee Network' for Greater Manchester which aims to create the largest joined up system of walking and cycling routes in the UK. The total cost of the project is expected to be more than £5,000,000. The Department for Transport, via the Active Travel Fund programme, have awarded delivery funding for the scheme following a successful bid to the Mayors Challenge Fund (MCF) to fund the scheme development. Section 106 contributions received will provide match funding, and which the above approval allows.

Options considered and rejected were: none

Assessment of Risk: Low - Developers can seek to legally challenge the city council to claim back Section 106 monies if not used on a scheme that mitigates the impacts of that development and/or spent in line with the requirements of the Section 106 agreement.

The source of funding is:

Section 106 Contributions received from the developments at:

§  £588,680.37 from Outwood Wharf Phase 1 (s106 ref. 316A / 66823)

§  £479,738.49 from Outwood Wharf Phase 2 (s106 ref. 372 / 71512)

§  £85,480.00 from Middlewood Plaza (s106 ref. 377 & 377A / 70615)

Legal Advice obtained: Yes - Juliet Mbam, Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained: Yes - Adam Mozley, Senior Trainee Accountant

 Procurement Advice obtained: N/A

HR Advice obtained: N/A

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes Mike Hemingway, Principal Officer Climate Change

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

Report submitted to Property/Regeneration Briefing on13th May 2024 including:

Appendix A: Oldfield Road Corridor Scheme Indicative Overview Plan

Contact Officers:  

Steve Davey - Section 106 and Policy Officer

Steve.Davey@salford.gov.uk

Anene Chiegboka - Principal; Engineer

anene.chiegboka@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 Tracy Kelly

Deputy City Mayor

Dated: 13th May 2024

This decision was published on Monday 13th May 2024                                            

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 20th May 2024 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision-Making Process Rules.