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.

Prior to the construction of any lodge hereby approved, a 'lighting design for bats' shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The design shall show how and where external lighting and SMART glazing (if required) will be installed (including through the provision of technical specifications) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit or affected by light spill from windows will not disturb or prevent bats using their territory. All external lighting and glazing 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. No other external lighting be installed without prior consent from the local planning authority through submission of a planning application.. Reason: In the interests of the integrity of a European site and in accordance with policy D20 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

Prior to the construction of any lodge hereby approved samples of the materials to be used on the external surfaces of the lodges hereby approved, to include windows, doors, walls and roof, shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved materials. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to protect the landscape setting of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policies D2 and D19.

Prior to the first use of any lodge hereby approved, the existing vehicular access on to the A371 shall be widened and the first 6m properly consolidated (not loose stone or gravel), as shown on the submitted and approved Site Layout Plan Drg No. P-04 rev G. Once provided, the access shall be retained in that fashion thereafter. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policies D13 and D14.

a. The holiday lodges hereby approved shall be occupied as holiday accommodation only and shall not be occupied as a person's sole or main residence. b. The site operators and owners shall maintain an up to date register of the names of all guests, and evidence of their main home addresses, and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the local planning authority. Reason: The proposal is located within the area designated as countryside in CO1 of the Local Plan 2011-2032 and in the Green Wedge as designated in Policy BE5 of the Cheddar Neighbourhood Plan where new residential development is strictly controlled and in accordance with Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D17 on tourism.