Chippenham is to get a new nightclub after SN15 Leisure Ltd won the right to a premises licence in the old Karma building at a hearing today.

It was granted despite warnings from Wiltshire Police that they did not have confidence in the new management not to make the same mistakes as those who ran Karma, who had their licence revoked in 2011.

Residents of Station Hill and St Mary’s Place who fought the licence application are now anxious they will see the nightmare of late night crime and disorder, including vomiting and urinating, return to their doorsteps.

But the applicant said there had been no material change in circumstances since they were granted a provisional statement and since then they had carried out £30,000 worth of works including soundproofing and fire safety.

Paul Shayegan, managing director of SN15 Leisure Ltd, said: “We are very happy - happy we have a chance to prove ourselves; we are going to be the best nightlife in town.”