Decision

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

Title: Pendleton House, Pendleton, Salford

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’s constitution do hereby:

1. Approve the cessation of forfeiture proceedings against the lessee: Pendleton House Limited.

1. Approve consent to assign the leasehold interest to ForLiving.

1. Approve acceptance of a surrender of the existing lease and the grant of a new 250 year lease to ForLiving for delivery of 88no. social rent apartments on the provisionally agreed heads of terms.

1. Authorise the Shared Legal Service to complete all necessary documentation and to take all steps which are required to give effect to the above recommendations.

The Reasons are to redevelop a derelict building for much need affordable housing.

Assessment of Risk: low

Legal Advice obtained:  Ian Coupe - Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained:  Grace Rogerson - Senior Accountant

Procurement Advice obtained: Colette Hilton  - Procurement Officer

HR Advice obtained: n/a

Climate Change Advice obtained: Michael Hemingway Principal Officer - Climate Change

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

Public/briefing report submitted to Property/Regeneration Briefing on 25 November 2025

Contact Officer: Rob Donnelly

Asst Principal Development Surveyor (Property Services)      

Tel No: 07591 350 048

·         This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member/Executive Director

·         The appropriate Scrutiny Panel 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

Date: 25th November 2024

·         This decision was published on Monday 25th November 2024

·         This decision will come in force at 4.00 pm on Monday 2 December 2024  unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.