a. The local planning authority shall approve:- (i) a plan showing the proposed layout of the land (scale not less than 1:1250); (ii) the siting, design and external appearance (including materials) of any building, the means of access thereto, and the landscaping of the site. b. Detailed plans and drawings with respect to the matters reserved for subsequent approval under (a) above shall be submitted to the local planning authority within three years from the date of this permission. c. The development hereby permitted must be begun not later than whichever is the later of the following dates - (1) the expiration of five years from the date of this permission; or (2) the expiration of two years from the date of the certificate of final approval of the reserved matters, or in the case of approval on different dates, the date of the certificate of final approval of the last such matter to be approved. Reasons: (a) The application was submitted as an outline application in accordance with the provisions of Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (b) and (c) In accordance with the provisions of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990.

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.

All ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in section 4 of the Ecological Survey Quantock ecology Ltd (31/10/2024) as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the Local Planning Authority prior to determination. Reason:  In the interests of [European and UK protected species. UK priority species and habitats listed on s41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006] and in accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity

The dwelling hereby permitted shall be planned, built and first occupied in accordance with the definition of 'self-build and custom housebuilding' as defined in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended). The dwelling hereby permitted shall be first occupied as the sole or main residence of a person on the Council's Self Build Register with an appropriate local connection to the parish of Ashcott.  Reason:In the interest of the dwellinghouse being occupied as a self-build development and as a Statutory exemption development in respect of the biodiversity gain condition under paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and paragraph 17 of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024.

No individual dwelling hereby approved shall be occupied until the optional requirement for potential consumption of wholesome water by persons occupying that dwelling in Part G of Schedule 1 and Regulation 36 of the Building Regulations 2010 of 110 litres per person per day has been complied with. Reason: To improve the water efficiency and sustainability of the dwellings in accordance with Policy S5 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 and Paragraphs 139, 159 and 180 of the National Planning Policy Framework (November 2023).

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, all foul water from the development hereby approved shall discharge via connection into the Wessex Water mains foul sewer and maintained thereafter in perpetuity. No other means of disposal of foul water shall be permitted. Reason: To ensure that the proposal does not negatively impact upon the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar site (due to an increase in nutrient loads (phosphorous) from foul waste) in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D20.