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Salford City Council - Record of Decision
 
I Paul
Dennett, City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the
City Council Constitution and
following consultation with Cabinet Members at the
Property/Regeneration Briefing do hereby:
 
1.   
Approve the updated Site Business Plan for Farmer Norton (Phase 1);
and
2.   
Authorise the Executive Director of Place and City Solicitor to
complete the associated legal formalities and the taking of all
necessary steps required to enable the development to be brought
forward.
 
The Reasons are:
The Council are required to formally approve
or reject Site Business Plans submitted by ECF to enable
development to be brought forward across the Crescent area.
 
Options considered and rejected were:
Not approving the Site Business Plan, rejected
because the Site Business Plan meets the requirements set out in
the Overarching Umbrella Agreement between the Council and ECF, as
such there are no valid reasons for rejection.
 
Assessment of Risk: Low
 
The source of funding is: N/A
 
Legal Advice obtained: Yes – Supplied by Lauren Armstrong (Shared
Legal Services – Commercial Legal team)
 
Financial Advice obtained: Yes – Supplied by Anthony
Rigby, Senior Accountant
 
Procurement Advice obtained: Yes - Supplied by
Daniel Cunliffe, Category Manager
 
HR Advice obtained: No
 
Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes –
Supplied by Dan Welsh, Principal Programme Manager, Development
Team
 
 
 
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.
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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 Executive Director, Place, to Property and
Regeneration Briefing (Crescent – Site Business Plan for
Farmer Norton (Phase 1) site, 24th February
2025.

Contact Officer: Dan Welsh                                  
Email: Daniel.welsh@salford.gov.uk
 
 
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This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead
Member.
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The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and
Prosperity Scrutiny Panel           
 
 
Signed: Paul Dennett         
City Mayor
Dated. 8th September 2025
 
 
 
This decision was published on Tuesday 9th
September 2025                                          
This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m.
on  Tuesday 16th September
2025
unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.