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Originally Posted by Gayle Knight

I think you're missing my point. It's not really possible to get the nod about planning permission in advance of submitting it

I don't think so, if the guy has employed an Architect, a chat with HBC's planning officer for the area ( by that I mean the technical officer) before the application is submitted will give them a good idea if the scheme has a chance of the green light from the planning committee. At the end of the day the "Planning Committee" normally accept the recommendations of the Technical Officers, since the "Committee" is made up of normal non-technical people.