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) and Homes England to support future development across the Crescent area;
2.   Approve the Council entering into the necessary Funding Agreements with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Homes England in order to draw down the above funds;
3.    Approve the creation of back to back funding agreements between Salford City Council and English Cities Fund for this grant funding.
4.    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.
5.   Give further delegation to the above officers to accept any additional funding awards from GMCA and Homes England specific to supporting Crescent should they occur by March 2027 and where relevant, transferring this funding via a back to back funding agreement with ECF.

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:

· Homes England RDEL £242,500

· GMCA growth funding £135,000

· Economic Development and Regeneration Fund Grant (GMCA) £300,000

· Total grant funding awarded £677,500

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: n/a

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 Lead Member for Skills and Work and Business Support Services to Cabinet Decision (Approval of GM Integrated Single Settlement Funding), 14th April 2026.

-       Crescent Development Framework (2021)

-       This is our Salford – Corporate Plan 2024 to 2028

Contact Officers:  

Amelia Davis, Development Team, Place

Ian Thompson, Investment Team, Place

-       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.