The Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham will be backed a project to renovate vacant space in a former electroplating factory.
New company Lone Wolf Pubs has secured permission to open a bar in the ground floor of the Bismillah Building, Constitution Hill,
The unit, on the corner with Water Street, will house a bar capable of holding up to 120 people and serving cold food snacks.
Bismillah Building, which used to be the home of the city's Pakistan Consulate, is owned by housing association Midland Heart and contains around 150 flats.
Birmingham City Council's planning committee approved the project when it met today.
Speaking on behalf of the residents at the meeting, Thomas O'Flaherty told councillors they would suffer from late-night noise, anti-social behaviour and even people smoking outside the bar.
But Geoff Wright, a planning agent representing Lone Wolf Pubs, said the unit had been empty for quite some time and the application would bring it back into productive use.
"The area is one of transition and regeneration and this project is in keeping with that," he added.
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City council officer Louise Robinson said: "It is not unusual to have licensed premises within a residential block subject to certain safeguards."
She said limits on opening hours and sound proofing measures would mitigate the impact on residents.
Coun Barry Henley (Lab Brandwood) suggested further conditions be imposed to limit times for the collection of empty bottles and deliveries which was accepted by the committee.
The Bismillah Building housed the electroplating works of international firm Barker Brothers from the early 20th century and the company's branding can still be seen on a large front door.
Other recent openings in the district include and while and the former Jewellery Quarter police station which is