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 siting of either holiday pod hereby approved, details of the colour and finish of the pods shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the first use of either pod hereby approved. The pods shall be maintained in accordance with the approved details thereafter. Reason: To protect the character of the countryside and special qualities of the landscape of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

There shall be no obstruction to visibility greater than 900 millimetres above adjoining A371 Cross Lane 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 120 meters either side of the access. Such visibility shall be fully provided before the first use of the pods hereby permitted 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 the first use of the pods hereby permitted the existing access over at least the first 6 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 consolidated 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.

Provision shall be made within the site for the disposal of surface water so as to prevent its discharge onto the highway. Such provision shall be installed prior to the first use of the pods hereby permitted and thereafter 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 the first use of either holiday pod 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 will be installed (including through the provision of technical specifications) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent bats using their territory or having access to their resting places. 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. No other external lighting shall be installed without prior consent from the Local Planning Authority through submission of a planning application. Reason: In the interests of the 'Favourable Conservation Status' of populations of European protected species and in accordance with policy D20 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 and to avoid intrusive light spill and protect the character of the countryside and landscape of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policies CO1, D2 and D19.

The new hedgerow planting (as indicated on the submitted and approved Block Plan Drg No. 3000/3A shall be implemented no later than the end of the first planting season following the first use of either holiday pod hereby approved. The hedgerow plaiting shall be protected and maintained, and any 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. Reason: To ensure that development sites are appropriately landscaped to provide enhancement of the environment, mitigation for vegetation that is to be removed, to ensure biodiversity is maintained and that planting schemes are established and managed into the future in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D20.

a. The holiday pods 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 where new residential development is strictly controlled and in accordance with Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D17.