The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of five years from the date of this permission. Reason: In accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990.

No dwelling hereby approved shall be occupied until the written confirmation from a Building Control Body or an Approved Building Inspector that the dwelling to be built shall achieve a calculated consumption rate of wholesome water of no more than 110 litres per person per day has been provided to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority and the Local Planning Authority's prior written approval given. (Note: 110 litres per person per day is the optional requirement of Part G of Schedule 1 and Regulation 36 of the Building Regulations 2010) The dwelling shall be developed in accordance with the submitted and agreed consumption calculation. Reason: To improve the sustainability of the dwellings in accordance with the [insert Relevant Development Plan policies] and Paragraphs 134, 154 and 180 of the National Planning Policy Framework (July 2021).

BNG Condition Prior to commencement of the development the Biodiversity Gain Plan to be submitted to the Local Planning Authority in accordance with Paragraphs 13 and 14 of Part 2 of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 shall be broadly in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Statement [date/reference]. Reason: This condition is pre-commencement to ensure that the strategy for meeting the Biodiversity Net Gain requirements for the development does not change significantly following the grant of planning permission and to minimise the risk of significant post-permission viability issues arising due to Biodiversity Net Gain issues. BNG Informative: Please note that this is a planning permission only and you may also require approval of the biodiversity gain condition. Subject to exemptions and transitional arrangements, the effect of Paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that every planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition "(the biodiversity gain condition") that development may not begin unless: (a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and (b) the planning authority has approved the plan. The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if one is required for this permission would be Somerset Council. Commencing development which is subject to the biodiversity gain condition without an approved Biodiversity Gain Plan could result in your development becoming subject to enforcement action. The Biodiversity Gain Plan must be submitted in writing, no earlier than the day after this planning permission has been granted and must be broadly in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Statement submitted with the planning application. The Biodiversity Gain Plan must set out how the biodiversity gain objective of at least a 10% gain will be met for the development granted planning permission. It must contain a number of matters to enable the planning authority to determine whether the biodiversity gain objective has been met. There is a standard Biodiversity Gain Plan government template available to complete which brings together many of these matters into one document. Irreplaceable Habitat If the onsite habitat includes irreplaceable habitat within the meaning of the Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024 there are additional requirements for the content and approval of your Biodiversity Gain Plan. The Biodiversity Gain Plan must include, in addition to information about steps taken or to be taken to minimise any adverse effect of the development on the habitat, information on arrangements for compensation for any impact the development has on the biodiversity of the irreplaceable habitat. The planning authority can only approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if satisfied that the adverse effect of the development on the biodiversity of the irreplaceable habitat is minimised and appropriate arrangements have been made for the purpose of compensating for any impact which do not include the use of biodiversity credits. ** Delete the below sections if not required** **The effect of Section 73D of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 If planning permission is granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (application to develop land without compliance with conditions previously attached) and a Biodiversity Gain Plan was approved in relation to the previous planning permission ("the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan") there are circumstances when the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan is regarded as approved for the purpose of discharging the biodiversity gain condition subject to which the section 73 planning permission is granted. Those circumstances are that the conditions subject to which the section 73 permission is granted: i) do not affect the post-development value of the onsite habitat as specified in the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan, and ii) in the case of planning permission for a development where all or any part of the onsite habitat is irreplaceable habitat the conditions do not change the effect of the development on the biodiversity of that onsite habitat (including any arrangements made to compensate for any such effect) as specified in the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan. Further information on Biodiversity Gain Plans is available in the Government's Planning Practice Guidance and associated guidance documents. Somerset Council has also adopted its own local guidance which can be found at: Biodiversity Net Gain (somerset.gov.uk) **Biodiversity Net Gain - Phased Development The permission which has been granted falls within Paragraph 19 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 because it has the effect of requiring or permitting the development to proceed in phases. The modifications in respect of the biodiversity gain condition which are set out in Part 2 of the Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Modifications and Amendments) (England) Regulations 2024 apply. These modifications are that: Biodiversity gain plans are required to be submitted to, and approved by, the planning authority before development may be begun (the overall plan), and before each phase of development may be begun (phase plans). There are separate government Biodiversity Gain Plan templates for the overall plan and phase plans.