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.

The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until measures for the enhancement and protection of biodiversity have been installed in accordance with details that have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such enhancement measures shall include:- Installation of a bird box Once installed, the features shall be maintained and retained thereafter in perpetuity. Reason: To safeguard and promote biodiversity.

Provision shall be made within the site for the disposal of surface water so as to prevent its discharge on to the highway. Such provision shall be installed before the first occupation of the dwellings hereby approved and thereafter maintained at all times. Reason: In the interest of highways safety.

Before the dwellings hereby permitted are first occupied, a properly consolidated and surfaced access, for at least the first 6m, shall be constructed (not loose stone or gravel), and be maintained in that form thereafter. Reason: In the interest of highway safety.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwellings hereby approved, the buildings indicated on the submitted and hereby approved Site Plan (Drg No. Site Plan Drg No. 200 50 Rev A) shall not be used for the purposes of housing animals and shall be retained in that fashion thereafter. Reason: in the interests of the amenity of future occupants of the site in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policy D25