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Salford City Council - Record of Decision
 
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, do hereby:
1.   
  Notes the funding
secured by the Council from the Greater Manchester Combined
Authority (GMCA) and Homes England to support future development
across the Crescent area;
2.   
   Notes the
TfGM funding secured by the Council from the recently completed
City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement Reprioritisation
Strategy;
3.   
  Approves the
Council entering into the necessary Funding Agreements with the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Homes England and TfGM in
order to draw down the above funds;
4.   
   Approves
variations reflecting increased grant awards to the existing
development and grant funding agreements in place between Salford
City Council and English Cities Fund via deeds of variation, or new
agreements as required; and
5.   
  Provides delegated
authority to the Executive Director, 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.
 
The Reasons are:
To enable a range of commissions to be
progressed to support future phases of development across the
Crescent area
 
Options considered and rejected were:
Not seeking to secure grant funding to support
future development across the Crescent area
 
Assessment of Risk: Low
 
The source of funding is: Funding has been secured from a range of sources
– GMCA, Homes England and TfGM
 
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.
 
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: Councillor Jack Youd
Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for
Finance, Support Services and Regeneration
Dated: 13th October 2025
 
This decision was published on  Monday 13th
October 2025                                          
This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday
20th October 2025           
                              
unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.