Decision

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I Councillor Mike McCusker, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Planning, Transport, Sustainable Development and Regeneration in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby:

1.  Note the funding secured by the Council in 2026/27 from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to support the development of a robust delivery strategy for the masterplan for Eccles town centre.

1. Approve the Council entering into the necessary Funding Agreements with the GMCA in order to draw down the above funds;

1. Approve the creation of a back to back funding agreement between Salford City Council and Muse Places for this grant funding.

1. Give delegated authority to the Deputy Chief Executive (Executive Director of Place), City Solicitor and Chief Finance Officer to finalise all contractual, financial and legal arrangements in respect of the draw down of the above funding.
2. Give further delegation to the above officers to accept any additional funding awards from GMCA specific to supporting Eccles town centre should they occur by March 2027 and where relevant, transferring this funding via a back-to-back funding agreement with Muse Places

The Reasons are to enter into the necessary funding agreements with grant funders and ECF to enable the funding to be utilised.

Options considered and rejected were: none

Assessment of Risk: low

The source of funding is:

Grant funding totalling £340,000 from GMCA and Muse Place

Legal Advice obtained: Lauren Armstrong

Financial Advice obtained: Adam Mozley

Procurement Advice obtained: Emma Heyes, Category Manager

HR Advice obtained: n/a

Climate Change Advice obtained: A site-specific Sustainability Strategy will be prepared for Eccles town centre to inform the sustainability measures that will form part of new developments across the masterplan area.

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

• Report of the Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration to Cabinet: Selection of a Strategic Regeneration Partner for Eccles Town Centre - 8 July 2025
• Report of the Executive Director for Place to Cabinet: Salford Strategic Regeneration Update - 23 May 2023
• The Eccles Vision - December 2022

Contact Officers:  

Lyndsey Priestley, Project Manager, Regeneration, Place Directorate

Peter O’Hare, Group Leader, Regeneration, Place Directorate 

-       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: Councillor Mike McCusker

Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Planning, Transport, Sustainable Development and Regeneration 

Dated: 12th October 2026

This decision was published on  Monday 12th October 2026                                           

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 19th October 2026                               unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.