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.

With the exception of works required to access and construct the artificial badger sett, no development shall take place (including demolition, ground works, vegetation clearance) until a construction environmental management plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following: Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities. Identification of 'biodiversity protection zones'. Practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during construction to species and habitats (may be provided as a set of method statements). The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features. The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works. Responsible persons, lines of communication and written notifications of operations to the Local Planning Authority The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works (ECoW) or similarly competent person. Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs. Ongoing monitoring, including compliance checks by a competent person(s) during construction. A scheme for the protection of retained trees and hedgerows during works. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved CEMP. Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition 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.

With the exception of works required to access and construct the artificial badger sett, no works, including groundworks and vegetative clearance, shall in any circumstances commence unless the Local Planning Authority has been provided with either: A copy of the licence issued by Natural England pursuant to The Protection of Badgers Act 1992 authorising the development to go ahead; or A statement in writing from the ecologist to the effect that he/she does not consider that the development will require a licence. Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition to ensure the protection of badgers in compliance with the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and Schedule 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).

Prior to the commencement of development, including any site clearance, groundworks or construction within each sub-phase (save such preliminary or minor works that the Local Planning Authority may agree in writing), a Construction Management Plan (CMP) to manage the impacts of construction during the life of the works, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the CMP shall, amongst other things, include:- Measures to regulate the routing of construction traffic; The importation of spoil and soil on site; The removal /disposal of materials from site, including soil and vegetation; The location and covering of stockpiles; Details of measures to prevent mud from vehicles leaving the site and must include wheel- washing facilities; f) Control of fugitive dust from earthworks and construction activities; dust suppression measures; g) Noise and Vibration control plan (which includes control methods) to include mitigation measures as defined in BS 5528: Parts 1 and 2: 2009 'Code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites' shall be used to minimise noise or vibration disturbance from construction works; h) A waste disposal policy (to include no burning on site); i) Measures for controlling the use of site lighting whether required for safe working or for security purposes; j) Details of any site construction office, compound and ancillary facility buildings; k) Specified on-site parking for vehicles associated with the construction works and the provision made for access thereto; l) A point of contact (such as a Construction Liaison Officer/site manager) and details of how complaints will be addressed, including an appropriate phone number; m) Hours of operation, construction and deliveries. The details so approved shall be complied with in full and monitored by the applicants to ensure continuing compliance during the construction of the development. Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition to protect the amenity of local residents from potential impacts whilst site clearance, groundworks and construction is underway in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policies D24 and D25.

No development shall be commenced until details of the sustainable surface water drainage scheme for the site, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Such scheme should aim to meet the four pillars of SuDS (water quantity, quality, biodiversity, and amenity) to meet wider sustainability aims as specified by The National Planning Policy Framework (July 2018) and the Flood and Water Management Act (2010). The development shall include measures to control and attenuate surface water and once approved the scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and maintained at all times thereafter. Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition to ensure the development is properly drained in accordance with the NPPF and in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policy D1.

Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a written commitment to the sourcing of local labour shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The written commitment, as a minimum, shall set out the following matters: i) The proportion of construction workers to be sourced from the local labour pool, ii) Work experience/ apprenticeship opportunities; iii) The proportion of local procurement and sourcing; iv) On-going skills development and training opportunities; v) The steps that will be taken to ensure that the above is implemented; vi) The operator shall maintain a record of i - v above and shall make that information available to the local planning authority at all reasonable times upon request. Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition in accordance with policy D15 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 and the Economic Development Supplementary Planning Document. This matter needs to be agreed prior to commencement in order to ensure that local labour is used in the project from the start.

No works to existing hedgerows shall commence until a detailed Hedgerow Translocation Method Statement shall be submitted to and be approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. To ensure successful translocation, the content of the method statement must include the following: Baseline surveys of the existing hedges (during the spring/early summer) prior to translocation to assess both woody and herbaceous species allowing for meaningful post translocation monitoring. Preparation of a work schedule. A scheme of preparatory works. Methodology for translocation, including the equipment to be used. Measures to safeguard Protected Species (may be evidenced within the CEMP). Monitoring, aftercare, and maintenance. How contingencies and/or remedial action will be identified and how remedial measures will be delivered. Details of the body or organisation responsible for implementation of the plan. Details of the mechanism(s) by which the long-term implementation of the plan will be secured by the developer with the management body/is responsible for its delivery The development shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed statement. Reason: 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.

Works must be undertaken in line with the recommendations and timings specified in the submitted and approved Update Survey of Badger Activity (Julian Brown Consultancy Ltd, 20/11/2023). Reason: To ensure the protection of badgers in compliance with the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and Schedule 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).

If, during the works contamination is encountered which has not previously been identified, then the contamination shall be fully assessed and an appropriate remediation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme. Reason: To protect the health of future occupiers of the site from any possible effects of contaminated land in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policy D24.

Prior to construction above damp-proof course level a Lighting Strategy for Biodiversity must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The strategy shall comply with the following: (a) Identify species that are vulnerable to light disturbance and the potential breeding sites, resting places and routes used to access key and supporting areas of their territory. (b) Show how and where external lighting will be installed (through the provision of appropriate lighting contour plans and technical specifications) (c) The design should accord with Step 4 and Step 5 of Guidance Note 08/23, including submission of contour plans illustrating Lux levels, showing that lighting will be directed so as to avoid light spillage and pollution on habitats used by light sensitive species, and will demonstrate that light levels falling on wildlife habitats do not exceed an illumination level of 0.5 Lux (and below 0.2 lux on the horizontal plane, and at or below 0.4 lux on the vertical plane on any key & supporting horseshoe bat features and habitats). Shields and other methods of reducing light spill as outlined in Step 4 of Guidance Note 08/23 will be used where necessary to achieve the required light levels. All external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the strategy and shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the strategy. No other external lighting shall be installed without the prior express permission of the local planning authority through submission of a planning application for that purpose. Reason: In the interests of biodiversity and the protection of European Protected Species in accordance with National Planning Policy Framework 2023, ODPM Circular 06/2005 and Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policy D20 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity.

A Landscape, Ecology and Arboricultural Management and Monitoring Plan (LEAMMP) and details of the timing of its implementation shall be submitted to and be approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the works beyond damp proof course level. The content of the LEAMMP shall include the following information: Description and evaluation of features to be managed, including location(s) shown on a site map. Landscape, ecological, and Arboricultural trends and constraints on site that might influence management. Aims and objectives of management. Appropriate management options for achieving aims and objectives. Prescriptions for management actions. Preparation of a work schedule (including an annual work plan capable of being rolled forward over a 5-10-year period). Details of the body or organisation responsible for implementation of the plan. A Biodiversity Monitoring Strategy, including details of the appropriate success criteria, thresholds, triggers and targets against which the effectiveness of the various biodiversity mitigation, compensation and enhancement measures being monitored can be judged; frequency, timings and Locations for data gathering; methods for data gathering and analysis; mode, method, frequency of updates and reporting to the Local Planning Authority, including how contingencies and/or remedial action will be identified, agreed with the Local Planning Authority, and then implemented. Timeframe for reviewing the plan. Details of how the aims and objectives of the LEAMMP will be communicated to the occupiers of the development. The LEAMMP shall also include details of the mechanism(s) by which the long-term implementation of the plan will be secured by the developer with the management body/is responsible for its delivery. The LEAMMP shall be implemented in full in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of the 'Favourable Conservation Status' of populations 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.

A Biodiversity Enhancement Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented no later than the end of the first planting season following first occupation of any dwelling hereby approved and retained thereafter. 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 policy D19 Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

No dwelling hereby approved shall be first occupied until a plan for the future responsibility and maintenance of the surface water drainage system has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved drainage works shall be completed and maintained in accordance with the details agreed. Reason: To safeguard the long-term maintenance and operation of the proposed system to ensure development is properly drained in accordance with the NPPF and policy D1 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

The area allocated for parking on the submitted and approved Proposed Site Layout Plan Drg No. 19058/04 Rev F, shall be kept clear of obstruction at all times and shall not be used other than for the parking of vehicles in connection with the development hereby permitted. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policies D13 and D14.

The landscape details shown on drawing number 006 shall be implemented in the first planting season following the occupation of the development. Thereafter 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: 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 policies D20 and D22.