Prior to the installation of any external lighting, a lighting design for bats and other biodiversity, following Guidance Note 08/23 - bats and artificial lighting at night (ILP and BCT 2023), shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The design shall show how and where external lighting will be installed and sensitive habitats such as trees, hedgerow and/or watercourses shall remain unlit. All external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the design, and these shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the design. Under no circumstances should any other external lighting be installed without prior consent from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of the 'Favourable Conservation Status' of populations of European protected species and in accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, a landscaping plan (inclusive of details of hard and soft boundary treatments) shall 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 first occupation of any dwelling hereby approved. 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 unless the LPA has given its written consent to any variation. The landscaping Plan shall show details of additional hedging to be planted between the Southeastern elevation of the converted barn and public footpath Right of Way No AX 12/15. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity is in accordance with Section 12 of the NPPF and Policies D2 and D20 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan.

Prior to their installation in the dwelling 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.

Prior to first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, details of any foul drainage and effluent disposal shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implanted, retained and maintained in accordance with the approved details throughout the lifetime of the development. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Package Treatment Plant is to be used, it shall be of a no chemical dosing variety. 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.

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 in perpetuity. 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: In the interests of highway safety and convenience 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.

Due to the nature of farm and former uses of the barn, there shall be a watching brief for potential contamination which assesses any 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.