The development hereby permitted shall be completed before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: In order to comply with the requirements of Criteria Q.2(3) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

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.

Notwithstanding the details indicated on the submitted drawings and within the submitted Planning Statement and drawings, prior to commencement of any part of the development hereby permitted, details of the vehicular access track from Blackmoor Lane shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include: The provision of visibility splays for the access off Blackmore Lane. There shall be no obstruction to visibility greater than 600 millimetres above adjoining road level within the approved visibility splays. The provision of the vehicular access from Blackmore Lane to be of a minimum width of 5 metres over a minimum length of 6.0 metres when measured from the edge of the Blackmore Lane carriageway. The provision of a properly surfaced passing bay which should be a minimum width of 2.4 metres and have a minimum length of 10 metres midway along the access track. The proposed vehicular access from Blackmore Lane to be properly consolidated and surfaced (not loose stone or gravel) for the first 6 metres. The siting, design, appearance and heights of any entrance gates, to be set back a minimum of 5.0 metres from the carriageway edge of Blackmore Lane and to be hung to be open inwards in order not to overhang the carriageway edge of Blackmore Lane.The vehicular access track from Blackmoor Lane shall be constructed and completed in accordance with the approved details prior to use of the development hereby permitted. Once constructed, such approved details shall thereafter be retained and maintained at all times in perpetuity. Reason: The agreement of details of the vehicular access from Blackmoor Lane prior to the commencement of development is fundamental to ensure the implementation of the development is carried out in the interests of highway safety and public convenience, to prevent loose debris, stones, gravel and similar non-compacted material from being deposited onto the County highway and to prevent flooding of the highway and allow pedestrian any cycle access to the proposed development and other recently approved dwellings within the wider site, in accordance with Policies D13 and D14 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan (2011-2032), Criteria Q.2(1)(a) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and relevant guidance within the NPPF.

Provision shall be made within the site for the disposal of surface water so as to prevent its discharge onto the highway, details of which shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such provision shall be installed prior to development above damp-proof course level and thereafter maintained at all times. Note: Any systems provided for the purposes of draining the site shall be constructed and maintained privately until such time as the drainage is adopted. At no point will this Authority accept private infrastructure being connected into highway drainage systems. Consent from the riparian owner of any land drainage facilities affected, that are not within the developer's title, will be required for adoption. Reason: To prevent the increased risk of flooding in accordance with Policies D13 and D14 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan (2011-2032), Criteria Q.2(1)(a) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and relevant guidance within the NPPF.

Prior to the construction of any part of the development above damp-proof course level a scheme showing full details of the number and location of charging points for plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles in safe, accessible and convenient locations within the development (along with a timetable for their provision), shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and timetable. Reason: To promote sustainable travel, aid in the reduction of air pollution levels and help mitigate climate change in accordance with the requirements of Criteria Q.2(1)(a) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

Prior to their installation in the dwellings hereby permitted, details of the materials, finishes, and designs of all windows and doors shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with said approved details. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and good design in accordance with the requirements of Criteria Q.2(1)(f) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

There shall be no external lighting installed on the development hereby approved unless a lighting design for bats has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The strategy shall: a) identify those areas/features on site that are particularly sensitive for bats and that are likely to cause disturbance in or around their breeding sites and resting places or along important routes used to access key areas of their territory, for example, for foraging; and b) show how and where external lighting will be installed through the provision lighting contour plans and if appropriate directional lighting of lights with hoods technical specifications so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent the above species using their territory or having access to their breeding sites and resting places. c) Where PIR timers are to be included, it should be shown that timers are going to be set to less than one minute. Please note: There shall be no external lighting on the new barn. Should lighting be required, downlighters operated by motion sensor and timers can be incorporated on existing buildings nearby and kept to a minimum. Reason: In the interests of the Favourable Conservation Status of populations of European protected species and in accordance with Policy D23 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan (2011-2032).

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any Order revoking, re-enacting or modifying that Order), no gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure shall be erected on any part of the application site, its boundaries or bounding the parking and turning areas and access thereto without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority. Prior to the erection of any such gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure, details of the heights, materials, (colour) finishes, design and appearance of said gates, fencing, walls or other means of enclosure shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such approved details shall be strictly adhered to and thereafter so retained and maintained. Reason: In the interests of safeguarding visual amenity and to control the extent of curtilage associated with the development hereby permitted.

Prior to first occupation of the dwellings hereby permitted, a scheme of foul drainage and effluent disposal shall be implemented in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be retained and maintained thereafter. Reason: In order to safeguard against pollution and to protect wildlife in accordance with the requirements of Criteria Q.2(1)(c) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

Before the development is occupied the cycle parking facilities shown on the submitted plans must have been constructed. Thereafter, these must be maintained, kept free from obstruction and available for the purposes specified. Reason: To promote sustainable travel, aid in the reduction of air pollution levels and help mitigate climate change in accordance with the requirements of Criteria Q.2(1)(a) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

The parking on the submitted plan, drawing number PRP-SP, 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: In the interests of highway safety and public convenience and in accordance with Policies D13 and D14 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan (2011-2032), Criteria Q.2(1)(a) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and relevant guidance within the NPPF.

No development shall take place, including any demolition works, until a construction management plan or construction method statement has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved plan/statement shall be adhered to throughout the demolition/construction period. The plan/statement shall provide for: 24 hour emergency contact number; Hours of operation; Parking of vehicle of site operatives and visitors (including measures taken to ensure satisfactory access and movement for existing occupiers of neighbouring properties during construction); Routes for construction traffic; Locations for loading/unloading and storage of plant, waste and construction materials; Method of preventing mud being carried onto the highway; Measures to protect vulnerable road users (cyclists and pedestrians) Any necessary temporary traffic management measures; Arrangements for turning vehicles; Arrangements to receive abnormal loads or unusually large vehicles; Methods of communicating the Construction Management Plan to staff, visitors and neighbouring residents and businesses. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and public convenience and in accordance with Policies D13 and D14 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan (2011-2032), Criteria Q.2(1)(a) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and relevant guidance within the NPPF.

No development shall take place (including investigation work, demolition, siting of site compound/welfare facilities) until a survey of the condition of the adopted highway on Blackmore Lane from the junction with the A39 to the site entrance has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The extent of the area to be surveyed must be agreed by the Highways Authority prior to the survey being undertaken. The survey must consist of: A plan to a scale of 1:1000 showing the location of all defects identified; A written and photographic record of all defects with corresponding location references accompanied by a description of the extent of the assessed area and a record of the date, time and weather conditions at the time of the survey. No building or use hereby permitted shall be occupied or the use commenced until any damage to the adopted highway has been made good to the satisfaction of the Highway Authority. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and public convenience and in accordance with Policies D13 and D14 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan (2011-2032), Criteria Q.2(1)(a) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and relevant guidance within the NPPF.

Due to the nature of farms, former uses on the site and possible asbestos containing materials on site (notably fibre cement roofing sheet) there shall be a watching brief for potential contamination and assess for visual and olfactory evidence of contamination during any groundworks. If any unforeseen contamination is found during excavations, the Local Planning Authority shall be notified immediately. Where remediation is deemed necessary by the Local Planning Authority, a remediation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and then implemented in accordance with the submitted details. Reason: To ensure that the land is suitable for the intended uses and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to human health, controlled waters, and other receptors both onsite and offsite, in accordance with Policies D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan and section 11 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework.