AGS have categorically stated on several occasions that the money is there to be spent.
Were these statements pre or post-COVID?
Most of the money invollved in getting the planning permission will already have been spent - clearly it makes sense to have a final push to get it over the line and have it in your back pocket. What would be interesting to know is whether this is what the people referred to are are doing or whether they are pushing on to the next stage and are plannning to be pouring concrete.