Generally i find it hard to understand people when they contradict themselves from one post to the next and deny saying something when there is material evidence that they did on the page previous.
So which is it? we cannot publish anything, or KT can publish whatever he likes, and has chosen not to?
You can publicise anything you like. You can do this prior to the pre-application phase, or even if you are bypassing pre-app and going straight to planning. If KT has any sense, he won't put it out for approval to the entitled hoards on here or to anyone else. Once he's got the appropriate permissions he'll show his hand then.
The only reasons I could imagine he'd be mad enough to put it out prior to that, is if he is short of a few thousand contrasting opinions/contradictions.