A national club operator could open one of Bradford's biggest nightspots in a major leisure scheme planned for Bradford's West End.

Developers wanting to build the complex in Glydegate say they have agreed terms with a company for a 12,500 square foot state-of-the-art nightclub.

Peter McManus, of Leeds & London Holdings, said a north of England chain was also signing up for a bar in the £5.5 million development.

A planning application for the scheme, to be considered by the Area Planning Panel on Thursday, also shows a huge video screen on the roof of a pavilion, which would look down on a new pedestrian square.

It would show recorded and live scenes, and planning officers say it reflects Bradford's status as a city of film.

Planning applications for Glydegate project and the multi-million pound Vicar Lane Leisure Centre will be considered by the panel.

Both are recommended for approval by officers and the developers say they hope to start on site within the next three months.

The Glydegate scheme, off Chester Road, is expected to be carried out by the developers of the successful Windsor Baths Project, which now houses three major pubs.

The committee will be told by officers that the Glydegate site would be cleared of an existing temporary restaurant building and the new development would have a bar/restaurant/nightclub structure on three levels.

They say the video screen would be a "unique contribution to public art in Bradford" and the development would make a significant contribution to the West End.

J J Gallagher, which proposes to develop Vicar Lane, has asked for planning permission for an 88-bedroom hotel, multiplex cinema, 1,000-space car park and family leisure centre.

Officers will tell the panel it is a "flagship development," which would be designed to a high standard.

They say they believe that the development will link into the city centre's traditional building, even though it will have modern materials.

There would be sandstone on the lower levels of the development, with coloured aluminium- clad panels and glass at the upper levels. The multi-storey car park would have artificial-stone cladding.

Members will be told low levels of contamination have been found on the site which would have to be removed by the developers.

The officers recommend that samples of wall and roofing materials should be given as a condition of planning approval.

Executive committee member for regeneration, Councillor Dave Green, said: "This is a sign we are in the final stage of getting these schemes off the ground.

"The Vicar Lane application is just a technical change to include a hotel and Glydegate is an important brick in the development in the West End of the city."

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