The development hereby permitted shall be begun 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 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.

The works on the building shall not in any circumstances commence unless the Local Planning Authority has been provided with either: A copy of the licence issued by Natural England pursuant to Regulation 55 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 authorising the development to go ahead; or A copy of a letter from Natural England confirming that the works fall within the remit of a Bat Mitigation Class Licence (WML-CL21) and that the site has been registered in accordance with the class licence. Reason: To safeguard protected species in accordance with policies D20 and D23 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan.

The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until measures for the enhancement and protection of biodiversity have been installed in accordance with details that have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such enhancement measures shall include:- Suitable alternative roosting location and to accommodate any discovered bat(s) Details of the formation, design and construction materials of a bat roosting area within the roof space Suitable access points for common pipistrelle and serotine bat to the roosting area Planting of 2x fruiting trees of native or local provenance Swift boxes and swallow cups Once installed such measures shall be retained at all times thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority. Reason: To safeguard and promote biodiversity in accordance with policy D20 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

Prior to the installation of any external lighting, a 'lighting design for bats', including amenity and security lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The strategy shall be informed by up to date information regarding how the site is being used by bats and shall show how through the choice of light units  and the provision of a lighting and contour plan and technical specifications how the site will be lit so as not disturb or prevent bats using their territory or having access to their breeding sites and resting places. Once approved all external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the agreed design.  Reason: To prevent light pollution in the interests of visual amenity and to safeguard the biodiversity of the site and European protected species in accordance with policies D20 and D24 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan.

With the exception of ground works, no works to convert the barn hereby approved shall be carried out unless particulars of the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:- materials (including the provision of samples where appropriate) to be used for all external walls and roofs; details of the design, materials and external finish for all external doors and windows; details of all roof eaves, verges and abutments and all new guttering, down pipes and other rainwater goods, and external plumbing; details of all hard surfacing and boundary treatments. Once approved such details shall be implemented as part of the development unless agreed otherwise in writing by the local planning authority. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity in accordance with policy D2 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

The area allocated for parking and turning on the submitted plan, drawing number 0020-B shall be kept clear of obstruction and shall not be used other than for parking and turning of vehicles in connection with the development hereby permitted. Reason: To ensure the development is served by adequate levels of parking.