Time limit – commencement of development 1. The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: In accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended).

Development in accordance with approved plans 2. 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 to control the form of the development having regard to the following policies: S1 - Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development, S4 -Sustainable Development Principles, S5 - Mitigating the Causes and Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change, MIP2 Hinkley Point C: Associated and Ancillary Development, MIP3 - Hinkley Point C: Planning Obligations and Mitigation, D13 - Sustainable Transport and Movement, D14 - Managing the Transport Impacts of Development, D15 - Economic Prosperity, D24 - Pollution Impacts of Development, D25 - Protecting Residential Amenity, D26 Heritage and D35 - Local Services of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032 (adopted 20 February 2019).

Permitted uses 3. The development hereby permitted is limited to the following uses: a) The provision of education and training on a residential and non-residential basis. b) Office use (other than for the provision of financial or professional services to the visiting public). c) A visitor centre providing information and services relating to the construction and operation of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. d) The hosting of third party and/or commercial events. Reason: To safeguard the amenity of the occupants of nearby residential properties and to preserve the rural character of the locality having regard to policies: S1, S4, S5, MIP2, MIP3, D13, D14, D15, D24, D25, D26 and D35 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032.

Frequency and duration of third party and/or commercial event hire use 4. The use of the site herby permitted for third party/commercial events shall be limited in frequency and duration to: a) No more than one continuous multi-day event each calendar year, of up to twenty-eight days in duration and over no more than four consecutive weekends. All activities associated with the single continuous multi-day event may only take place between the hours of 09.00 and 23:00. b) No more than two evening events per week during the single continuous multi-day event (evening events being between the hours of 18.00 and 23.00). c) No more than sixteen separate commercial/third party events, limited to taking place between the hours of 09.00 and 23.00, in any calendar year, of which no more than two may take place at weekends. d) No deliveries or set up operations for any commercial/third party event shall take place on the site earlier than 08.00 on the event day nor shall any clear up or event removal operations continue beyond 23.59 on the event day. Reason: To safeguard the amenity of the occupants of nearby residential properties and to preserve the rural character of the locality having regard to policies: S1, S4, S5, MIP2, MIP3, D13, D14, D15, D24, D25, D26 and D35 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032.

Number of attendees 5. The number of attendees at any single education, training or third party and/or commercial event use hereby permitted shall not exceed 150 people. Reason: To safeguard the significance of the heritage asset and to safeguard the amenity of the occupants of nearby residential properties having regard to policies: S1, S4, S5, MIP2, MIP3, D13, D14, D15, D24, D25, D26 and D35 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032.

Visitor centre use opening hours 6. The visitor centre use hereby permitted shall not be open other than between the hours of 09.30 and 17.30 Monday to Saturday and 10.00 and 15.00 on Sundays. Reason: To provide sufficient opportunity for the community to access information about Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, to safeguard the amenity of the occupants of nearby residential properties and to preserve the rural character of the locality having regard to policies: S1, S4, S5, MIP2, MIP3, D13, D14, D15, D24, D25, D26 and D35 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032.

Car parking 7. Other than designated disabled spaces, the car park on the site shall not be used as car parking for attendees of any third party and/or commercial event hire use hereby permitted. The car park on the site shall be used only for the parking of vehicles of visitors to Cannington Walled Gardens, visitors to the visitor centre use hereby permitted, staff working at Cannington Court and people with a registered disability, and as a point of collection and drop-off for passengers using off-site park and ride facilities associated with Cannington Court. Reason: To limit the transport impacts of all uses of the site that could adversely affect residential amenity and/or the safety and convenience of all users of the local highway network having regard to policies: S1, S4, S5, MIP2 and MIP3, D14, D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032.

Amplified sound emissions 8. No amplified sound shall be emitted from the site during third party and/or commercial events: a) At any time from any external courtyard, garden or outdoor space within the site. b) Any later than 18.00 other than within the buildings known as Brassage and Clifford Hall. c) At any time between 23.00 and 09.00 anywhere on site. Reason: To safeguard the amenity of the occupants of nearby residential properties and to preserve the rural character of the locality having regard to policies: S1, S4, MIP2, D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032.

Noise assessment 9. Prior to the first third party and/or commercial event use involving the proposed use of amplified sound, a revised noise assessment that is supported by the undertaking of a sound level test shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted assessment shall detail existing background noise levels (LA90) on site and as measured 1 metre from the façade of any identified noise sensitive receptor, and demonstrate that noise exposure levels emanating from any third party and/or commercial event, alone or cumulatively, would not be unduly intrusive to adversely affect residential amenity. Noise exposure levels emanating from any third party/commercial event use on the site, alone or cumulatively, shall not exceed the levels set out within the approved noise assessment. Reason: To safeguard the amenity of the occupants of nearby residential properties and to preserve the rural character of the locality having regard to policies: S1, S4, MIP2, D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032.

Management of potential complaints 10. The site operator shall keep a log of all complaints received relating to any third party and/or commercial event use on the site, alone or cumulatively, and shall notify the Local Planning Authority the next working day on receipt of any such complaints. The log should be provided to the Local Planning Authority on an annual basis, twelve months from the date of the first third party/commercial event use and, as requested, be made available to the Local Planning Authority within 5 working days. Reason: To monitor the use of the site for third party/commercial events in order to safeguard residential amenity and to preserve the rural character of the locality having regard to policies: S1, S4, MIP2, D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 - 2032.

The preservation of heritage assets 11. All physical works of removal, alteration or addition to the building hereby permitted for a visitor centre use shall be first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To prevent any harm to the significance of Cannington Court, which is a Grade I listed building in accordance with policies: S1, S4, MIP2 and D26 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011 – 2032, and having special regard to the statutory duty under section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to the desirability of preserving a listed building and/or its setting.