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OP doesn't want to wait 3-4 weeks for this.

But you can get someone to apply for the passport on your behalf. I don't think this is the issue, the issue is the seemingly odd sentence which states the passport holder must be in the UK at the time of application. Now I think about it I guess this is because the original passport is...

Because you've sent it to someone to handle the 1 day service on your behalf.

If you apply at a less busy time it shouldn't take 3-4 weeks. I'd say it's best to give the passport office a call.