Winchester City Council is making steady progress on its proposals with JLL as its strategic placemaking consultant. But a recent cabinet meeting heard that £503,428 has already been given to the company. Cllr Hugh Lumby said: We are taking too long to consult over this. JLL has alone gobbled up £503,428 so far. That s equivalent to 11.8 planning job posts for a whole year. And what have we had in return? Fancy slides and delays. Work carried out using this money includes, but is not exclusive to,a roadmap review, a competitive positioning study, testing proposals for the site, assessing delivery models, advice and planning with regard to bus provision and ongoing work on viability, financial analysis, planning and soft market testing to support the development proposals.