Approval of the details of the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the local planning authority in writing before any development is commenced. Plans and particulars of the reserved matters referred to above, relating to the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, shall be submitted in writing to the local planning authority and shall be carried out as approved. Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the local planning authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of [five] years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of [two] years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later. Reasons: The application was submitted as an outline application in accordance with the provisions of Article 5(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015. In accordance with the provisions of Section 92 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.

At the reserved matters stage, an arboricultural report following British Standard 5837 Trees in relation to Design, Demolition and Construction 2012 will be submitted and approved in writing by the council. The report will include a Tree Survey, Arboricultural Impact Assessment, Tree Retention Plan, Tree Constraints Plan and Arboricultural Method Statement (heads of terms) and draft Tree Protection Plan. Reason: In the interests of the health of the existing trees to ensure they can be retained as part of the development as proposed.

All ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the  Ecological Appraisal (Quantock Ecology, 08/07/2026) as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the Local Planning Authority prior to determination. 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

No individual dwelling hereby approved shall be occupied until the optional requirement for potential consumption of wholesome water by persons occupying that dwelling in Part G of Schedule 1 and Regulation 36 of the Building Regulations 2010 of 110 litres per person per day has been complied with. Reason: To improve the water efficiency and sustainability of the dwellings in accordance with Policy S5 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 and Paragraphs 139, 164 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework.