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.

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted flood risk assessment ('Flood Risk Assessment for the Change of Use and Conversion of Barns A & B into a Dwelling to the North East of 'Willow Lodge', North Road, Lympsham BS24 0HS, 21 March 2023, Paul Martin Associates') and the following mitigation measures it details:• The finished floor level of the proposed mezzanine study shall be set no lower than 7.0 metres above Ordnance Datum (AOD), to provide a safe refuge area. • Flood resilient construction techniques shall be utilised as described on page 3 of the submitted flood risk assessment. These mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation. They shall be retained and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development. Reason: To reduce the risk of flooding to the proposed development and future occupants as in accordance with policy D1 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

Prior to the installation of any external lighting, a lighting design for bats, following Guidance Note 08/18 Bats and artificial lighting in the UK (ILP and BCT 2018), 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. The design should accord with Step 5 of Guidance Note 08/18, including submission of contour plans illustrating Lux levels. 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 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.

Any features such as rubble piles which potentially afford resting places for hedgehogs, reptiles and/or amphibians will be dismantled by hand by a competent ecologist in April or August to October and any individuals found translocated to a location agreed with the Local Planning Authority prior to works commencing on site. Reason: In the interests of UK protected and priority species and in accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity

All hedgerows, trees and water features with potential to be impacted by works (as highlighted in the Bat Scoping Survey Report, September 2021) shall be protected from mechanical damage, pollution incidents and compaction of roots in accordance with BS5837:2012 during site clearance works, groundworks and construction and to ensure materials are not stored at the base of trees, hedgerows and other sensitive habitats. The measures shall be maintained throughout the construction period. 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.

Tree and hedgerow mitigation planting shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted and approved 'Proposed Block Plan Drg No 978-06'. This shall comprise of a mixture of native species such as hazel, blackthorn, hawthorn, field maple, elder, elm, dog rose, bird cherry and/or spindle. 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. Reason:  In the interests of European and UK protected species, UK priority species and habitats listed on s41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and in accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity

The following will be integrated into the design of the development and/or managed/maintained hereafter prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved: a) Any new fencing must have accessible hedgehog holes, measuring 13cm x 13cm to allow the movement of hedgerows into and out of the site. b) 1x refugia pile (e.g. log piles) as a shelter for reptiles, amphibians and small mammals constructed within the boundary of the site and maintained thereafter Once installed, these measures shall remain thereafter in perpetuity. 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

The permission hereby granted only permits the conversion of the building to a dwelling. The existing building shall not be demolished and/or replaced with a new structure. Reason: The proposal is only acceptable as it involves the conversion of an existing building. Conversely, the construction of a new building in its place would be contrary to paragraph 55 of the National Planning Policy Framework

No development above DPC shall be carried out unless details of the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:- materials (including the provision of samples where appropriate) to be used for all external roofs; Once approved such details shall be implemented as part of the development. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity in accordance with policy D2 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revising revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modifications), there shall be no enlargement or extension of the development hereby permitted, including any additions or alterations to the roof, or insertion of new or enlargement of existing window or door openings, or erection of any new building or means of enclosure within the application site without the prior written approval of the local planning authority by submission of a planning application. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D2.