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.

No development hereby approved which shall interfere with or compromise the use of footpath AX 26/17 shall take place until a path diversion order has been made and confirmed, (and the diverted route made available to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority). Reason: To ensure the proposal does not unacceptably impact or fragment the existing rights of way network in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policy D14.

Before the commencement of the development hereby permitted the applicant, or their agents or successors in title, shall have secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) which has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The WSI shall include details of the archaeological excavation, the recording of the heritage asset, the analysis of evidence recovered from the site and publication of the results. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme. Reason: The site lies within an Area of High Archaeological Potential. It is in the area of the medieval town and therefore it is very likely that heritage assets relating to medieval occupation will be impacted by this proposal. Appropriate archaeological investigation and recording is therefore required in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policy D26.

At the access there shall be no obstruction to visibility greater than 900 millimetres above adjoining road level within the visibility splays shown on the submitted and approved Proposed Site Plan Drg No. 04. Such visibility splays shall be constructed prior to the occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted 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.

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 dwelling hereby approved 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.

Any entrance gates erected shall be hung to open inwards, shall be set back a minimum distance of 6 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.

Before the dwelling hereby permitted is first occupied, the existing access shall be properly consolidated and surfaced (not loose stone or gravel), and be maintained in that form thereafter. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policies D13 and D14.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved (unless otherwise stated below), the following biodiversity enhancements shall be installed on the dwelling hereby approved: Woodcrete bat box or similar; once installed to be retained thereafter Woodcrete bird box or similar; once installed to be retained thereafter Planting of at least five plants from the RHS Plants for Pollinators list within the application site, prior to the end of the first planting season following first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved. These plants 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 biodiversity net gain in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework and Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policy D20.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, a 'lighting design for bats' shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The strategy shall show how and where external lighting will be installed (with the provision technical specifications and operation) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent bat species using their territory or 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 external lighting other than those approved under the lighting design for bats shall be installed without the prior written consent from the local planning authority. Reason: In the interests of the Favourable Conservation Status of local populations of European protected species in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D20.

The dwelling hereby permitted shall be planned and built in accordance with the definition of 'self-build and custom housebuilding' as defined in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended) and shall be first occupied by the applicant Mr Durbin as his sole or main residence. Reason: To ensure the development is implemented as a self-build proposal in accordance with Policy D9 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.