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 approved development shall only be carried out strictly in accordance with the Shadow Habitats Regulations Assessment: Richard Green Ecology (January 2024 – version 1.1) as submitted and agreed upon in principle by the LPA under approval 17/23/00052. Reason: A pre-commencement condition in the interests of European and UK protected species and biodiversity generally and in accordance with policy accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity.

A Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) shall be submitted to, and be approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development. The content of the LEMP shall include the following: a) Description and evaluation of features to be managed. b) Ecological trends and constraints on site that might influence management. c) Aims and objectives of management. d) Appropriate management options for achieving aims and objectives. e) Prescriptions for management actions. f) Preparation of a work schedule (including an annual work plan capable of being rolled forward over a five-year period). g) Details of the body or organization responsible for implementation of the plan. h) On-going monitoring and remedial measures. The LEMP shall also include details of the mechanism(s) by which the long-term implementation of the plan will be secured by the developer with the management body(ies) responsible for its delivery. The plan shall also set out (where the results from monitoring show that conservation aims and objectives of the LEMP are not being met) how contingencies and/or remedial action will be identified, agreed and implemented so that the development still delivers the fully functioning biodiversity objectives of the originally approved scheme. The approved plan will be implemented in accordance with the approved details. Reason: A pre-commencement condition in the interests of European and UK protected species and biodiversity generally and in accordance with policy accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity.

No development shall take place (including demolition, ground works, vegetation clearance) until a construction environmental management plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following: a) Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities. b) Identification of 'biodiversity protection zones'. c) Practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts to habitats and birds, dormice, reptiles, and amphibians. d) The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features. e) The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works. f) Responsible persons, lines of communication and written notifications of operations to the Local Planning Authority. g) The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works (ECoW) or similarly competent person. h) Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs. i) Ongoing monitoring, including compliance checks by a competent person(s) during construction and immediately post-completion of construction works. The approved CEMP shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: A pre-commencement condition in the interests of European and UK protected species and biodiversity generally and in accordance with policy accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity.

A detailed Tree Translocation Method Statement shall be submitted to and be approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development. To ensure successful translocation, the content of the method statement must include the following: a) Baseline surveys of the existing trees prior to translocation to assess both woody and herbaceous species allowing for meaningful post translocation monitoring. b) Preparation of a work schedule. c) A scheme of preparatory works. d) Methodology for translocation, including the equipment to be used. e) Measures to safeguard Protected Species (may be evidenced within the CEMP). f) Monitoring, aftercare, and maintenance. g) How contingencies and/or remedial action will be identified and how remedial measures will be delivered. h) Details of the body or organisation responsible for implementation of the plan. i) Details of the mechanism(s) by which the long-term implementation of the plan will be secured by the developer with the management body/is responsible for its delivery Reason: A pre-commencement condition in the interests of European and UK protected species and biodiversity generally and in accordance with policy accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity.

The following biodiversity enhancements shall be installed prior to first occupation of any dwelling hereby approved: a) Provisions for nesting swallows, for example within a structure providing shelter, such as an open fronted log store with the provision of 3 artificial nest cups within, or a bespoke box attached to a north facing wall. b) Provisions for nesting swifts, high above ground level ensuring that there is an unobstructed access for birds to enter/leave the box and on a north or east facing elevation. c) A barn owl box such as an Eco Barn Owl nest box (or similar design) will be installed on a mature tree within the wider landholding, at a height of at least 3m. To minimise the risk of overheating it is best to site the box somewhere shaded that avoids too much direct sunshine (especially in the middle of the day). To reduce rain being blown into the box, if possible, face the box away from the prevailing wind. It is also best to choose a location where any passing owls can clearly see the entrance hole (and have a good view from the entrance hole). Once installed the enhancements shall be retained thereafter: Reason: In accordance with Government policy for the enhancement of biodiversity within development as set out in paragraph 174(d) of the National Planning Policy Framework.

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 with out unacceptable risk to human health, controlled waters and other receptors both onsite and offsite, in accordance with policies D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 and sections 11 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

No part of the development shall be brought into use until the drainage system has been constructed in accordance with the approved scheme submitted under approval 17/23/00052 as received 5 February 2025. Reason: To minimise any risk of harm to human health and the environment in accordance with Policies D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan.

Noise generating activities, including the demolition, clearance, removals, deliveries and redevelopment of the site, shall not occur outside of the following hours: •Mon - Fri 08:00-18:00 •Sat 08:00 -13:00 •All other times, including Sundays, Bank and Public Holidays there shall be no such noise generating activities. Reason: To prevent excessive noise and protect the residential amenity of neighbouring occupiers in accordance with Policies D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

There shall be no obstruction to visibility greater than 600 millimetres above adjoining road level in advance of lines drawn 2.4 metres back from the carriageway edge on the centre line of the access and extending to points on the nearside carriageway edge 90 metres either side of the access. Such visibility shall be fully provided before the development hereby permitted is first occupied and shall thereafter be maintained at all times. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policies D13 and D14.

Prior to first occupation of the development hereby permitted the proposed access over at least the first 5 metres of its length, as measured from the edge of the adjoining carriageway, shall be properly consolidated and surfaced (not loose stone or gravel). Once constructed the access shall thereafter be maintained in that condition at all times. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policies D13 and D14.

Any entrance gates erected shall be hung to open inwards, shall be set back a minimum distance of 5 metres from the carriageway edge and shall thereafter be maintained in that condition at all times. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policies D13 and D14.

The development hereby permitted shall be completed before 26 April 2027. 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) and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).