Tottenham’s bid to stage all home games in front of a full house at Wembley next season moved a step closer as local councillors were advised to grant a key planning application.

Wembley have asked for 22 extra full-capacity events to be permitted between August 1 this year and July 31, 2018, which would allow Spurs full use of the ground’s 90,000 places for every home fixture next term – if they make their one-season switch to the national stadium.

Now Brent Council officers have compiled a 44-page report in which they encourage Brent’s planning committee to give the initiative the green light – as long they determine that the move would bring sufficient benefit to the local community, and that Tottenham’s arrival would not cause excessive disruption.

The committee will decide on the proposal, made by Wembley National Stadium Limited, at a meeting on March 23.

In Pictures | Inside Tottenham's new stadium 11 show all In Pictures | Inside Tottenham's new stadium 1/11 The Tunnel Club The first purpose-built glass-walled Tunnel Club in the UK which will allow lounge guests to see the inner sanctum with a behind-the-scenes view of the players’ tunnel, while also enjoying the action from player-spec ‘Recaro-style’ seats, located behind the First Team technical area. 2/11 The Tunnel Club Tottenham Hotspur FC 3/11 The Sky Louge Situated on level nine of the stadium, the Sky Lounge will offer a relaxed and informal experience surrounded by panoramic views both within and outside the stadium. 4/11 The H Club An exceptional Members’ Club, will offer a range of Michelin star calibre dining experiences including the opportunity to dine at the chef’s table or with Club legends on a privately hosted table. 5/11 The H Club 6/11 The H Club 7/11 The H Club 8/11 East Stand premium dining The selection of dining experiences is extensive, ranging from street-food grazing to in-suite chefs and Michelin star quality dining. 9/11 The East Lower stand 10/11 Super Loges Contemporary Super Loges will feature for the first time in a UK stadium and are therefore expected to be extremely popular as they provide the intimacy of a private dining experience with access to a Members’ lounge bar for networking. 11/11 1/11 The Tunnel Club The first purpose-built glass-walled Tunnel Club in the UK which will allow lounge guests to see the inner sanctum with a behind-the-scenes view of the players’ tunnel, while also enjoying the action from player-spec ‘Recaro-style’ seats, located behind the First Team technical area. 2/11 The Tunnel Club Tottenham Hotspur FC 3/11 The Sky Louge Situated on level nine of the stadium, the Sky Lounge will offer a relaxed and informal experience surrounded by panoramic views both within and outside the stadium. 4/11 The H Club An exceptional Members’ Club, will offer a range of Michelin star calibre dining experiences including the opportunity to dine at the chef’s table or with Club legends on a privately hosted table. 5/11 The H Club 6/11 The H Club 7/11 The H Club 8/11 East Stand premium dining The selection of dining experiences is extensive, ranging from street-food grazing to in-suite chefs and Michelin star quality dining. 9/11 The East Lower stand 10/11 Super Loges Contemporary Super Loges will feature for the first time in a UK stadium and are therefore expected to be extremely popular as they provide the intimacy of a private dining experience with access to a Members’ lounge bar for networking. 11/11

A Brent official said: “Following extensive consultation with local residents and businesses, taking into account the merits of the application and comments and views from the consultation, Brent Council has published its recommendation to grant planning permission for the application by Wembley National Stadium Limited to temporarily increase the number of full capacity events.”

Though this is good news for Tottenham, the planning committee are not obliged to act on this recommendation. They can also reject it, add certain caveats, or defer their decision until later in the year. The latter option is unlikely but would hamper Spurs’ plans: the club believe they have until March 31 to inform the FA of their intentions regarding Wembley.

In Pictures: Tottenham's history at Wembley 13 show all In Pictures: Tottenham's history at Wembley 1/13 Off to Wembley With a rich history of dramatic Wembley appearances, Standard Sport relives some of Tottenham's most memorable moments at the famous stadium... Getty Images 2/13 1961 Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson struck to hand Spurs a 2-0 win over Leicester in their first ever FA Cup final visit to Wembley - a victory which also secured a league and cup double. (Evening Standard/Getty Images) 3/13 1962 Ron Henry, Cliff Jones, Dave Mackay, Jimmy Greaves, Maurice Norman, goalkeeper Bill Brown celebrate a 3-1 win over Burnley to retain the FA Cup, with Wembley fast becoming a successful ground for Spurs. (Keystone/Getty Images) 4/13 1967 Spurs captain Dave Mackay holds the FA Cup on his head after beating London rivals Chelsea 2-1 in the 1967 FA Cup final. (George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images) 5/13 1971 Spurs manager Bill Nicholson celebrates League Cup with skipper Alan Mullery and Martin Chivers, with the latter bagging both goals in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa. (Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images) 6/13 1981 What a pair! Ricardo Villa gives team mate and fellow Argentinian Osvaldo Ardiles a lift after a 3-2 FA Cup final replay win over Manchester City. Villa scored twice, including the winner. (Duncan Raban/Allsport/Getty Images) 7/13 1982 More success for Spurs as they lifted the 1982 FA Cup after beating QPR 1-0 in a Wembley final replay, with Glenn Hoddle scoring the vital early penalty. 8/13 1991 Paul Gascoigne celebrates after scoring one of the best-remembered FA Cup free-kicks to help Tottenham past rivals Arsenal in the semi-final. A Gary Lineker double clinched the 3-1 win as Spurs marched towards the trophy. Getty Images 9/13 1991 Spurs beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 to lift the 1991 FA Cup, but the final is often remembered for Paul Gascoigne's wild tackle on Gary Charles. Gazza's lunge left him with cruciate ligament damage. 10/13 1999 Happier times for Spurs fans and Sol Campbell as the defender led the club to League Cup victory against Leicester. The England international would depart for fierce rivals Arsenal two summers later. 11/13 2008 More League Cup joy at Wembley as Tottenham came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1, with goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Jonathan Woodgate capping a perfect day for the club. 12/13 2015 Chelsea got their Wembley revenge against Spurs in 2015 as John Terry and Diego Costa scored to hand the Blues a League Cup triumph, and deny Mauricio Pochettino silverware during his first season at White Hart Lane. GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) 13/13 2016-17 Spurs would play their Champions League and Europa League matches at the national stadium, albeit with mixed results; winning just one of the four matches played there. BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images 1/13 Off to Wembley With a rich history of dramatic Wembley appearances, Standard Sport relives some of Tottenham's most memorable moments at the famous stadium... Getty Images 2/13 1961 Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson struck to hand Spurs a 2-0 win over Leicester in their first ever FA Cup final visit to Wembley - a victory which also secured a league and cup double. (Evening Standard/Getty Images) 3/13 1962 Ron Henry, Cliff Jones, Dave Mackay, Jimmy Greaves, Maurice Norman, goalkeeper Bill Brown celebrate a 3-1 win over Burnley to retain the FA Cup, with Wembley fast becoming a successful ground for Spurs. (Keystone/Getty Images) 4/13 1967 Spurs captain Dave Mackay holds the FA Cup on his head after beating London rivals Chelsea 2-1 in the 1967 FA Cup final. (George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images) 5/13 1971 Spurs manager Bill Nicholson celebrates League Cup with skipper Alan Mullery and Martin Chivers, with the latter bagging both goals in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa. (Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images) 6/13 1981 What a pair! Ricardo Villa gives team mate and fellow Argentinian Osvaldo Ardiles a lift after a 3-2 FA Cup final replay win over Manchester City. Villa scored twice, including the winner. (Duncan Raban/Allsport/Getty Images) 7/13 1982 More success for Spurs as they lifted the 1982 FA Cup after beating QPR 1-0 in a Wembley final replay, with Glenn Hoddle scoring the vital early penalty. 8/13 1991 Paul Gascoigne celebrates after scoring one of the best-remembered FA Cup free-kicks to help Tottenham past rivals Arsenal in the semi-final. A Gary Lineker double clinched the 3-1 win as Spurs marched towards the trophy. Getty Images 9/13 1991 Spurs beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 to lift the 1991 FA Cup, but the final is often remembered for Paul Gascoigne's wild tackle on Gary Charles. Gazza's lunge left him with cruciate ligament damage. 10/13 1999 Happier times for Spurs fans and Sol Campbell as the defender led the club to League Cup victory against Leicester. The England international would depart for fierce rivals Arsenal two summers later. 11/13 2008 More League Cup joy at Wembley as Tottenham came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1, with goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Jonathan Woodgate capping a perfect day for the club. 12/13 2015 Chelsea got their Wembley revenge against Spurs in 2015 as John Terry and Diego Costa scored to hand the Blues a League Cup triumph, and deny Mauricio Pochettino silverware during his first season at White Hart Lane. GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) 13/13 2016-17 Spurs would play their Champions League and Europa League matches at the national stadium, albeit with mixed results; winning just one of the four matches played there. BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images

Although everyone at Tottenham is working towards this goal, they have yet to make it formal. There has been no official announcement that this is the last season at White Hart Lane, even though the campaign has a little more than two months to run.

Preparations are thought to have been made behind the scenes for various ‘farewell’ initiatives at the last home game of the season, against Manchester United over the weekend of May 13-14. Tottenham hope to spend the 2017-18 campaign at Wembley before moving to their 61,000-seat stadium – a project costing about £800million – for 2018-19.