“Permit level” is doing a lot of lifting. Standard vary greatly by locality and project. Plus, permitting is a much lower threshold than actual inspection and sign off (which is where the issues will be caught).

A build permit simply says that they reasonably believe you can build the thing such that it will pass inspections. It doesn’t mean that every single detail will be finalized or correct.

> "Permit level” is doing a lot of lifting.

Have you considered the possibility that they meant exactly what they stated? That the output is good enough to reasonably believe it can be built and pass inspection,but it may still include flaws in details?