PLANS for a million-pound nightclub have been thrown into doubt by tough measures to control anti-social behaviour.

Bosses at Nexus, in York, have admitted that proposals to create the biggest club in the city later this year could now be at risk.

There are plans for a new licensing policy in the trouble hotspot Micklegate area of York which would effectively mean applications for pubs and clubs - like the Nexus expansion - would face refusal.

But Nexus boss Peter Brownsword said the planning clampdown could scupper his superclub dreams.

He said: "This could stop it happening. There's a concern that it will not go ahead.

"We always knew that getting a club in that area would be hard work. Now we have to prove it will improve things.

"The application we have put in is absolutely superb. In my opinion it's bullet proof."

Club bosses will seek to allay fears at a meeting with police next Wednesday.

City of York Council has the final say on the application and councillors declined to comment before the meeting