Planning application
Nags Head Public House, 17-19 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Redevelopment of the site for a five storey building (plus basement) comprising boutique hotel (Use Class C1) across the ground and upper floors with ancillary bar (Sui Generis) and restaurant (Use Class E) at basement and ground floors, and associated works.
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00704/A1
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00704/A1
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Spitalfields and Banglatown
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 1DT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tower Hamlets took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Savills (UK) Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1991 · London
1,137 applications on PlanIndex · across 155 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
72 documents on file for this application
- CADENT GAS LTD
- DISTANCE FROM CITY HOTEL IN THE REAR ELEVATION
- TRANSPORT ADDENDUM REPORT
- TFL
- TFL
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- THAMES WATER
- BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR
- ACCOMMODATION SCHEDULE FOR 24 HOTEL ROOMS 20.05.2026
- PROPOSED HOTEL 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED HOTEL 3RD AND 4TH FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED HOTEL ROOF FLOOR PLAN BW
- PROPOSED HOTEL BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOORS PLANS BW
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- EXISTING SECTION A-A AND B-B
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION BW
- PROPOSED SECTION
- SECTION THROUGH STREET FACADE
- GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT - PART 2
- ENERGY STRATEGY REPORT
- BRUKL OUTPUT DOC - DEVELOPMENT ENERGY BE GREEN
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 2
- SITE PLAN WITH BOUNDARY
- EXISTING BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECTION C-C SHOWING PRINCIPAL STAIRCASE
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT - PART 3
- OVERHEATING REPORT
- BRUKL OUTPUT DOC - DEVELOPMENT ENERGY BE LEAN
- HOTEL NEEDS ASSESSMENT
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 3
- GLA SPREADSHEET
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING REAR ELEVATION
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION- WEST BW
- FRONT ELEVATION DETAILS
- GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT - PART 5
- BREEAM 2018 PRE ASSESSMENT REPORT
- PRE-DEMOLITION AUDIT - NAGS HEAD
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- OUTLINE HOTEL MANAGEMENT PLAN
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 1
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 5
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION BW
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION- EAST BW
- PROPOSED SECTION B-B SHOWING SECOND STAIR
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT
- GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT - PART 4
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS - BREEAM OPTIONS APPRAISAL SUMMARY
- FIRE STATEMENT
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 4
- GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT - PART 1
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN (BNG) EXEMPTION LETTER DATED: 27 NOV 2025
- DELIVERY AND SERVICING PLAN
- COVERING LETTER DATED: 20 APRIL 2026
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- TRAVEL PLAN
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