Plans to build an industrial building on Bradford's Wakefield Road have been approved despite acknowledgement it will spoil views of a listed building.
Planning officers said the development - proposed by Tahir Mahmood - would yield jobs in a key part of the city.
Once built, the unit will obscure views of the Grade II listed St John's Church, which dates back to 1842.
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In 2018, Mr Mahmood submitted proposals for a large building split into two units on the vacant piece of land, and Bradford Council approved the plans.
Last year he altered the plans to split the building into six units.
A Conservation officer on Bradford Council said this was "regrettable" that a "functional commercial building" would block views of an Early-English Gothic-Revival style church, and its prominent spire.
Conservation Officer Jon Ackroyd said: "Current views of the Grade II listed church, one of the few buildings of any architectural merit in the locality, would be obstructed when approaching down Wakefield Road.
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"This is regrettable and is increased beyond the previous approval with the building now being proposed closer to Wakefield Road.
"This now offers little scope for any softening landscaping between the building and site boundary to soften its impact in proximity to the heritage asset."
He suggested that tree planting cold be used to "reduce the stark and potentially discordant appearance of the proposed building."
Since his comments the applicants have submitted revised plans to better landscape the area around the building.
When approving the changes, planning officers weighed up the concerns that the development would harm the setting of a listed building with the fact it would lead to the regeneration of a prominent site.
They said: "The amendments to the scheme when measured against the public benefits of developing a brownfield site within the urban environment and bringing some employment to the district, is considered to offset the level of harm identified to the designated heritage asset."