Decision Maker:

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: May 27, 2025

Purpose:

Content:    Salford City Council - Record of Decision (Cabinet)   I, Paul Dennett, City Mayor in Consultation with Cabinet in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve: Good Homes in Good Places: Salford’s Good Homes Strategy 2025-2030   The Reasons are: A housing strategy is not a statutory requirement. However, the strategy helps to focus the requirements and expectations of wider national, GM and local priorities, bringing these together to help reinforce and promote the delivery of a wide range of objectives.   Options considered and rejected were: N/A   ·         The strategy and its action plan have been informed by the examination of a wide range of national, regional and local strategic drivers, local intelligence and through a range of engagement and consultation activity including:   -       A multi-disciplinary/partner led steering group. -       Additional engagement with wider key stakeholders and partners through consultation workshops and engagement sessions. -       Briefings and feedback to/from the Children’s and People & Communities senior leadership teams, and Salford Strategic Housing Partnership. -       A public consultation and feedback from people with lived experience   ·         Furthermore, work on the action plan has been to ensure that the actions are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time specific     Assessment of Risk: Medium – the strategy seeks to achieve a range of cross cutting objectives and priorities. However, challenges and barriers to achieving these are high, while resources and capacity are limited.     The source of funding is: The strategy describes a partnership approach to achieving Salford’s priorities, recognising that these cannot be achieved by Salford City Council services alone.     Legal Advice obtained: Michael Goulden – Senior Lawyer (Housing): There are no negative legal implications of the Housing Strategy     Financial Advice obtained: Grace Rogerson – Senior Accountant – 08/01/2025 - Delivery of the plan will either be within existing financial constraints or proposed additional spend will be assessed and reported on an individual basis as and when items from the action plan are planned/implemented. Procurement Advice obtained: N/A     HR Advice obtained: N/A     Climate Change Advice obtained: Michael Hemingway Principal Officer Climate Change Housing is responsible for about a third of all emissions in Salford it is therefore essential that the housing strategy directs efforts to reducing these if we are to meet are ambition to be carbon neutral by 2038. The Housing Strategy has taken Climate Change into account from the earliest stages of its development and largely reflects the ambitions in the GM 5 Year Environment Plan. It has key objective “Working with our partners we will strive to deliver more homes that are carbon neutral, energy efficient, minimizing environmental impacts and which are resilient to future climate impacts” and “Our residents are supported to live in homes that are good quality, safe, warm, dry, energy efficient and are well manage     The following documents have been used to assist the decision process: Good Homes in Good Places: Salford’s Good Homes Strategy 2025-2030     Contact Officer: Julie Craik Housing Strategy Team Telephone number: 0161 793 2143     The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is:  The Growth and Prosperity Panel         Signed:          Paul Dennett                                     Dated: 27th May 2025                     City Mayor       For Democratic Services use only This decision was published on 28.05.25. This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 04.06.25 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.