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.

The pitches hereby approved shall not be occupied by any person other than gypsies or travellers, as defined in Annex 1 to Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (December 2023) or any such definition arising from amendments to that document. Each approved pitch shall comprise no more than 2 touring caravan, 1 mobile home and 1 day room at any one time, nor shall it be occupied by more than one family living as a single household at any one time. Reason: In accordance with national policy on the provision of sites for gypsies and travellers.

There shall be no obstruction to visibility greater than 600mm above adjoining road level in advance of lines drawn 2.4m back from the carriageway edge on the centre line of the access and extending to points on the nearside carriageway edge 43m either side of the access. Such visibility shall be fully provided within 6 months of the date of this decision and shall thereafter be maintained at all times. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

Within 6 months of the date of this decision the access over at least the first 6m of its length, as measured from the nearside edge of the adjoining carriageway, shall be properly consolidated and surfaced (not loose stone or gravel) including measures to prevent the discharge of surface water onto the highway, and once constructed, shall be maintained and retained in that condition in perpetuity. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

Any entrance gates erected shall be hung to open inwards. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

The finished floor levels of the static vans hereby approved shall be set no lower than 5.8mAOD. Reason: In the interest of protecting future residents from the risk of flooding as in accordance with policy D1 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

Within 6 months of the date of this decision, a landscaping plan will be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved plan shall be implemented no later than the end of the first planting season following the approval of the landscaping plan. The landscape scheme shall comprise a landscape masterplan which identifies the trees/hedgerows to be retained, removed and proposed. The proposed planting scheme shall include a detailed scaled drawing which identifies the proposed green infrastructure and includes a plant schedule and planting specification. The planting schedule shall detail the proposed species, quantities, stock sizes, planting densities and spacings. All landscape areas 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: In the interest of visual amenity and that planting schemes are established and managed into the future as in accordance with policy D2 and D19 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan.

Within 6 months of the date of this decision measures for the enhancement and protection of biodiversity shall be installed in accordance with details that have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such enhancement measures shall include:- Bat boxes Bird boxes Bee bricks Reason: To safeguard and enhance biodiversity in accordance with policy D20 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan.