a. The local planning authority shall approve:- (i) a plan showing the proposed layout of the land (scale not less than 1:1250); (ii) the siting, design and external appearance (including materials) of any building, the means of access thereto, and the landscaping of the site. b. Detailed plans and drawings with respect to the matters reserved for subsequent approval under (a) above shall be submitted to the local planning authority within three years from the date of this permission. c. The development hereby permitted must be begun not later than whichever is the later of the following dates - (1) the expiration of five years from the date of this permission; or (2) the expiration of two years from the date of the certificate of final approval of the reserved matters, or in the case of approval on different dates, the date of the certificate of final approval of the last such matter to be approved. Reasons: (a) The application was submitted as an outline application in accordance with the provisions of Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (b) and (c) In accordance with the provisions of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990.

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.

No development shall commence until a detailed surface and foul water drainage scheme, based upon the principles set out within the approved Flood Risk Assessment and Surface Water Drainage Strategy, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall thereafter be implemented in full prior to the occupation of the dwellings and thereafter retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development. Reason: To ensure satisfactory disposal of surface water and to minimise the risk of flooding on and off-site in accordance with Policy D1 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

No development, including site clearance and groundworks, shall commence until the tree protection measures identified within the approved Arboricultural Impact Assessment and any associated Arboricultural Method Statement have been installed in full. The approved protection measures shall be retained throughout the construction period and the development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with the recommendations contained within the approved Arboricultural Impact Assessment. Reason: To safeguard existing trees and landscape features which contribute positively to the character of the area in accordance with Policies D19 and D22 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in full accordance with the avoidance, mitigation, compensation, precautionary working methods and recommendations contained within the approved Preliminary Ecological Appraisal, Ecology Rebuttal Statement and Great Crested Newt Assessment. All ecological mitigation measures shall be implemented in accordance with the timings and requirements set out within those reports. Reason: To protect biodiversity, ecological networks and protected species in accordance with Policies D20, D21, D22 and D23 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

Prior to the commencement of development above damp proof course level, a Biodiversity Enhancement Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall build upon the recommendations contained within the approved ecological reports and shall include details of bat boxes, bird boxes, bee bricks, hedgehog access measures, native planting and other biodiversity enhancements. The approved measures shall be installed prior to first occupation of the dwellings and retained thereafter. Reason: To secure biodiversity enhancements in accordance with Policies D20, D21, D22 and D23 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 and the biodiversity objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.

No external lighting shall be installed until a detailed lighting strategy has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The strategy shall reflect the recommendations contained within the approved ecological reports and demonstrate how impacts upon bats and other nocturnal wildlife will be avoided. Development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved lighting strategy. Reason: To protect bats and other nocturnal species and to accord with Policies D20 and D23 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

No development shall commence until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall include details of contractor parking, construction vehicle routing, wheel cleaning facilities, material storage areas, site compounds, ecological protection measures, pollution prevention measures and working hours. Development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of residential amenity, ecology, environmental protection and highway safety in accordance with Policies D14, D20, D23, D24 and D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

Prior to first occupation of either dwelling, the visibility splays shown on the approved plans shall be fully provided and thereafter maintained free from obstruction exceeding 600mm in height above the adjoining carriageway level. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policy D14 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

As part of any application for the approval of reserved matters, details of vehicle parking and turning facilities for the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved parking and turning areas shall be provided prior to the occupation of the dwellings and shall thereafter be retained and kept available for those purposes at all times. Reason: To ensure that satisfactory parking and manoeuvring facilities are provided within the site in the interests of highway safety and to accord with Policy D14 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

As part of any application for approval of reserved matters, a detailed landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of all trees, hedgerows, orchard planting, planting specifications, implementation timetables and replacement planting provisions. The approved landscaping shall be carried out during the first planting season following completion or occupation of the development, whichever occurs first. Any tree, shrub or plant forming part of the approved landscaping scheme which dies, is removed, becomes seriously damaged or diseased within a period of five years from the completion of planting shall be replaced during the next planting season with another of similar size and species unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity, landscape character, biodiversity and climate resilience in accordance with Policies D2, D19, D20 and D22 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

The dwellings hereby permitted shall be planned, built and first occupied in accordance with the definition of 'self-build and custom housebuilding' as defined in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended). Reason: In order to secure the dwellings as a self-build development.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification, no development permitted by Schedule 2, Part 1 Classes A - E, nor any gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure permitted by Schedule 2, Part 2 Class A, shall be carried out without the prior grant of planning permission from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the development and the Mendip Hills National Landscape in accordance with Policies D2, D19 and D25 of the Sedgemoor District Local Plan 2011-2032.