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Salford City Council - Record of Decision

(Property and Regeneration Panel and Procurement Board)
 
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
Constitution, and following
consultation with Cabinet Members at the Property/Regeneration
Briefing (decisions 1-5 below) and accept the recommendation
of the Procurement Board (decision 6 below), do hereby
approve:
 
1)   
The serving of a S54 Urgent Works Notice(s) as necessary on the
owners of the Crescent Pub for the immediate protection of the
Grade II listed buildings located at 19-21 The Crescent and 1
Massey Street.
2)   
The undertaking of the works in default as specified in the S54
Urgent Works Notice(s) (UWN) in the event the owner fails to carry
out the works required by the notice, following the expiration of
the notice period.
3)   
The seeking of full and immediate recovery of the funds through the
S55 process.
4)   
The Funding of the costs of works in default for Phase 1 with the
final figures for these phases of works to be confirmed by the
procurement process and agreed by Procurement Board (approval
for spend required and verification through Procurement
Board).
5)   
Explore grant funding with Historic England to underwrite the cost
of the urgent works, and if successful to enter a grant agreement,
and accept the funds.
6)   
Authority to proceed in accordance with the Council’s
Contract Procedure Rules to start a mini-competition for the
identification of a contractor through an appropriate
framework.
 
The Reasons are:
 
This concerns urgent actions necessary to
protect the Grade II listed buildings at 19-21 The Crescent and 1
Massey Street. The buildings are in private ownership, empty and in
a rapidly decaying condition, the above approvals will allow for
the  actions necessary for the immediate
protection of the heritage assets.
 
Options considered and rejected were: Take no action
 
 
Assessment of Risk: Medium
 
 
 
The source of funding is:
·        
Phase1 
o  
Historic England Grant (if offered)
o  
Heritage Capital Budget
o  
Local Plan Budget
·        
Phase 2
o  
Place Directorate Capital Programme 2025/26
 
 
Legal Advice obtained:
Robert Irvine, Solicitor, Manchester City
Council, Shared Legal Services
 
Financial Advice obtained:
Ian Cowburn, Senior Accountant 
 
Procurement Advice obtained:
Daniel Cunliffe, Category Manager Level 1,
Procurement
 
HR Advice obtained: n/a
 
Climate Change Advice: n/a
 
The following documents have been used to
assist the decision process:
 
The relevant documents contain exempt or
confidential information and are not available for public
inspection

 
Contact Officer:
Joanne O’Hara - Heritage Commission
Coordinator and Project Lead
email
joanne.ohara@salford.gov.uk  
                 
 
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 Jack Youd
Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for
Finance, Support Services and Regeneration
Dated: 11th August 2025
 
 
This decision was published on Monday 11th August 2025                                            
This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday
18th August 2025
unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making
Process Rules.