Plans for a contentious new cafe and restaurant in York have been given the green light despite fears from a young family about late night noise.
Councillors approved 99 Seats Ltd's licence application to open the venue in Unit 10, Ryedale Court, Haxby.
Duncan Craig, the applicant's lawyer, said approval would allow the £400,000 project to create the café and restaurant in a thriving part of York to go ahead.
But two objectors living nearby said they feared being disturbed by late night and early morning noise if it is allowed to operate from 9am to 11pm daily.
It comes as the application was approved at a York Council Licensing Hearing on Friday, September 25.
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Conditions including banning the emptying of glass into bins between 10pm and 7am and only allowing off-licence sales of table wine were added in response to objectors' concerns.
Back and side doors will also have to be kept closed except when people enter and leave the building and off-licence sales will only be allowed for table wine.
The venue will be required to operate solely as a cafe and restaurant and not as a drinking establishment.
It is due to be licensed for alcohol sales from 11am to 11pm.
An objector stated ahead of Friday's meeting said they welcomed the prospect of a new place to dine.
But they added they were concerned about its impact on a quiet part of Haxby.
The objector said: "It concerns us greatly that the application has requested licensing for alcohol provision up until 11pm every day of the week.
"We have a baby and the noise generated from patrons leaving the premises and/or music produced by the premises during these extended opening hours would certainly cause issues with sleep.
"It will also negatively affect the enjoyment of peace and quiet that we currently have in our garden, likely significantly devaluing our property.
"Another concern is that we have previously had issues with individuals throwing glass bottles into our garden from Ryedale Court, causing safety issues regarding broken glass and we think late serving of alcohol may encourage this."
The other objector said they were worried about noise made early in the morning and late at night before the venue opens and after it closes.
Lawyer Mr Craig said Ryedale Court was already a busy and bustling area and the venue would open near existing premises that are licensed until 11pm and midnight.
The lawyer said: "Licensing is always a balancing act between the interests of businesses and those of the wider community.
"There's a number of issues which have been raised by the objectors, this applicant wants to engage with them.
"No one wants bad blood with their neighbours. The applicant will be reaching out and inviting them down."
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