I think its a mistaken view that believes that the planning system can make qualitative judgements on applications - it can't; all objections and refusals must be based on the appropriate and relevant planning considerations, and only exceptionally in the community interest. Tyson Road is a case in point. 'Technically' the right decision was made in the end but whether it is an overall plus for the community remains to be seen and it probably wasn't. However that is not the role of the planning system which like our legal system is based on the equity principle ie balance of interests between individual, state and society.

The licensing system perhaps offers greater protection in that a building designated by planning as a nightclub must meet stringent operational requirements that are frequently updated to accord with elf and safety and enables more targetted opposition than the planning system.
I suspect that the building would need considerable adaptation if it is to operated as a nightclub, some of which may actually require planning permission which is not always easy to get.