The development hereby permitted shall be begun before 23rd May 2022. Reason: In accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans listed in schedule A. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

In accordance with BS 5837:2012 (Trees in relation design, demolition & Construction – Recommendations), temporary protective fencing shall be erected around the existing horse chestnut tree (allowing for a root protection area (RPA)). No materials, fires lit, liquids tipped, rubbish dumped or plant shall be stored within root protection area. No underground services shall be located within the RPA without consent of the local planning authority. The temporary protective fencing shall be retained for the duration of the works and shall not be altered or realigned without prior approval in writing of the local planning authority. Reason: To ensure that the health and stability of the retained trees and hedgerows is maintained and that operations can be undertaken with minimal risk of adverse impact on the protected and retained trees/hedgerows in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D22.

The materials on the dwelling hereby approved shall be: Roof: Redland 50 Double Roman Tiles – Farmhouse Red. Walls: Brickwork, Render and timber (oak) framework. Windows: Timber Doors: Timber The materials on the garage hereby approved shall be: Roof: Redland 50 Double Roman Tiles – Farmhouse Red. Walls: Brickwork up to DPC, Timber cladding. Windows: Timber Doors: Timber Reason: In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D2.

Before the dwelling hereby approved is first occupied the first floor window in the east elevation (indicated as serving the en-suite on the submitted and approved Proposed Plans Drg No. J19107/10) shall be fitted with an obscure-glazed window and be of limited opening, and shall be retained in that fashion thereafter. Reason: To safeguard the privacy of the occupants of the building and neighbouring properties in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D25.

An evergreen hedgerow comprised of either laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) or Viburnum tinus shall be planted along the length of the south-eastern boundary of the site (i.e. the boundary with 3 Station Road) no later than the end of the first planting season following the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved. This planting shall be protected and maintained, and any trees or plants which, within a period of five years from the completion of the planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. Reason: To ensure that development sites are appropriately landscaped to provide enhancement of the environment, mitigation for vegetation that is to be removed, to ensure biodiversity is maintained and that planting schemes are established and managed into the future and in the interests of residential amenity in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policies D20 and D25.

The garage building hereby approved shall only be used for activities ancillary to the dwelling hereby approved and no part shall be used, let or otherwise disposed of as a separate unit of accommodation. Reason: The site is not suitable for a further dwelling.