Queen of the South (Formerly the White Hart) 367 Norwood Road, West Norwood, SE27 9BQ FINAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS from APPLICANT
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Queen of the South (Formerly The White Hart) 367 Norwood Road, West Norwood, SE27 9BQ FINAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS FROM APPLICANT ITEM DESCRIPTION Pages 0. Queen of The South- White Hart - Applicant Submissions 1 1. Conditions Schedule (V.8.3.20) 11 2. Queen of The South Deck (V.8.3.20) 17 3. White Hart - Licensing Impact Assessment 23 4. 004. Annex F Existing Premises Licence 33 004a - Prince of Peckham Premises Licence 46 004b - Railway Tavern - Premises Licence Details 52 5. Representations in Support 55 6. Email of Support 64 7. Letter in Support Peckham Peculiar 65 8. Letter of Support - Columbo Group 66 9. Letter of Support - David Chipperfield Architects 67 10. Letter of Support - Drop Out 68 11. Letter of Support - Helena Atkins 69 12. Prince of Peckham - Reference From Cllr Situ 70 13. Queen of The South Reference Letter 71 14. Reference - Wesley Mcarthur - Southwark 73 15. Reference for Pofp - Mount View 74 16. Support Letter for Pop 6.3.20 - Pecan 76 17. Time Out Review 77 18. Eid Mubarak Tweet 78 19. Events 79 20. Liam Gallagher Tweet 83 21. List of Works Queen Of The South 84 22. Photographs 87 23. Master-Sunday-Specials-Updated-12.11.19 90 24. Master-Menu-Updated-10.01.20-7 91 25. DCMS Live Music Report & HMG Response (6 March 2019- Extract) 93 1 BEFORE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH’S LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE An application for a Premises Licence under Licensing Act 2003 for: “QUEEN OF THE SOUTH” Gastropub & Live Music Venue (Previously “The White Hart”) 367 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, SE27 9BQ ______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT: THE BRADING GROUP LTD (v.9.3.20) ______________________________________________________________________ F or H earing: Thursday, 12 M arch 2020 INTRODUCTION & REASONS FOR THIS APPLICATION 1. This is an application for a new Premises Licence to enable the old, boarded-up and now derelict White Hart pub to be brought back into life as “Queen of the South”, a gastro-pub, live music venue and community premises that will ornament the locality and replace the existing eye-sore. 2. If granted, this licence will replace an existing premises licence for the old pub which currently permits licensable activities until midnight Sunday-Thursday and 01:00 on Friday-Saturday. This new application therefore seeks no extension to existing licensable hours midweek and just one extra hour at weekends (Friday-Saturday). There has been a licensed premises at this location since at least 1881. 1 2 3. A revised set of Proposed Hours and Conditions is in the Applicant’s Evidence Bundle (“the Bundle”) which has been prepared in response to the publication of the Agenda Papers. The vast majority of conditions proposed by the Licensing Authority have been adopted (some with modifications as indicated). 4. In addition the Bundle contains a Presentation setting out, in more detail, the nature of the proposed premises. 5. In response to residential concerns, Mr Ogbonnaya has now agreed to reduce the Thursday hours to match the rest of the midweek hours. Although Thursdays are commercially important in London’s night-time economy, Mr Ogbonnaya recognises, responsibly, that this is still a “school-night” for many locals and he has responded to those concerns. 6. The Queen of the South will, if the sub-committee is minded to grant this premises licence, be converted into a gastro-pub that also hosts live-music events for new and emerging talent and serves as a community premises for local charitable and community purposes. 7. The operator is Mr Clement Ogbonnaya. He is a hard-working, driven and highly- professional individual who was born in Nigeria but brought up and educated in South London. Mr Ogbonnaya lived within a mile of the premises from 2006-2019 on Palace Road. His young daughter attended the local Abacus Nursery. Therefore, he has close community ties and knows the area, its challenges and sensitivities, extremely well. THE SISTER VENUE: “PRINCE OF PECKHAM” & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 8. Mr Ogbonnaya has a proven track-record of successfully converting a derelict pub into something of value for the South London community. 9. In 2017 he did the same thing with the multi-award winning “Prince of Peckham” (previously Clayton Arms) in the neighbouring London Borough of Southwark (“before and after” photographs are within the Bundle). Despite extensive concerns expressed by residents and responsible authorities during the licence application process in Southwark (which were very similar to those in the current application), the Prince of Peckham has operated with conspicuous success and acclaim ever since it opened as a gastro-pub, live 2 3 music and community premises. The Queen of the South will, if permission is granted by this sub-committee, be its sister venue and provide a similar offering. 10. The amended hours applied for are now the same as those on Prince of Peckham’s licence, which is located in a similar area to the new venue with residents living close by in adjoining streets. (The Premises Licence for the Prince of Peckham is within the Bundle). 11. Since opening, Prince of Peckham has been lauded by Time Out, among other publications, as a vibrant pub premises hosting live events. It is praised for the quality of its food, ambience and charm. The Time Out reviewer notes: “Inside, things are more understated, a dim chandelier over the bar and a couple of plump sofas just inside the door giving the place a comfortable, lived-in feel that other boozers spend years trying to create. On a quiet night midweek, it’s a great place to settle in with a couple of pints and a board game. But don’t expect it to be that sleepy all the time: a packed schedule of events including open mic nights, dance classes and disco yoga (yes, really) mean the place gets plenty more lively. It’s all part of the pub’s aim to provide a platform for local creatives to do their thing.” 12. The Time Out article (which is included in the Bundle) concludes: “The Prince of Peckham pulls off all this without looking like it’s trying too hard, and that’s probably the most charming thing about it. While other new joints in up-and coming neighbourhoods can feel a bit forced, this one manages to avoid those pitfalls. If anything’s worth shouting about, it’s that.” 13. Sample food menus are included within the Bundle. 14. Just like the Prince of Peckham, the Queen of the South will host diverse and inclusive communal and charitable events with discounts for local residents and businesses. These include the provision of the venue for mental health charities, LGBTQ+ groups, local schools, children’s birthday parties, fund-raising events and marriage receptions (the Prince of Peckham was granted a wedding venue licence in 2018). It is intended that the new premises will host a regular dedicated lesbian and bi-sexual ladies night (“Queens”) 3 4 and be conspicuously female and disabled-friendly. A sample calendar of events for the Prince of Peckham is within the Bundle. 15. Both the Prince of Peckham and the new venue reflect, as the support letters indicate, the gloriously diverse nature of their local communities in terms of ages, ethnic and religious groups, sexual orientation and cultural taste. Supporting letters indicate how the applicant has “created a space that welcomes everyone, including those that may have felt excluded or uncomfortable in more traditional establishments”, and “Clem has a real passion for supporting the community wherever [his] business interests are based. He understands good synergy between business and community means that everyone wins”, and “the pub itself is part of the fabric of the area and that is due to its unique ability to appeal to the broadest range of people, a too rare quality.” 16. Among well-known music figures the Prince of Peckham has hosted, as customers, are the rapper and composer Tinie Tempah and Liam Gallagher of Oasis fame who, tellingly, came with his wife and children and tweeted his thanks to the operator (tweet within Bundle). 17. Significantly, given the original concerns expressed during the licence application process for the Prince of Peckham (particularly since the licence was granted as an exception to Southwark’s cumulative impact policy), Southwark’s experienced licensing officer, Mr Wesley McArthur, has very recently provided an email in support of Mr Ogbonnaya (within the Bundle) that concludes: “During the time that the premises have been in operation the premises has been operated compliantly, has not given rise to any concerns to the Licensing Unit and that you appear to be a highly responsible operator.” 18. To similar effect (within the Bundle) is a helpful letter in support of this application from the local Labour Councillor for Peckham Ward (where, of course, Prince of Peckham is located). Cllr Johnson Situ is also Southwark’s Cabinet Member for Growth, Development and Planning and states: 4 5 I am writing in my capacity as a local councillor within Peckham and commenting on management of the Prince of Peckham, a pub serving the ward I represent. I have found the space to be managed well; I have not had any issues reported to me on the operations of the pub. In addition to being an effective operation, the pub has opened its doors to the local community, hosting a number of community events in its additional rooms. I know the pub has hired locally and worked with neighbouring organisations to attract further improvements into the area. 19. Mr Ogbonnaya believes that a licensed premises must serve its community, be at the heart of it, and not simply be located within one.