A "unique dining experience" in the middle of a vegetable field has ruffled feathers in a rural village - as the restaurant has been operating without planning permission for months. Groobarbs Field Kitchen in High Legh, near Lymm, has been winning rave reviews from diners since opening in August last year.
It was launched by vegetable farm owners David and Becky Fryer to showcase their produce in a large communal dining hall with a true "field to fork" menu. But it has been created inside a converted agricultural storage barn at the farm that does not have planning permission to operate as a restaurant.
Now, the owners say they are registering a retrospective planning application for a restaurant on the site with Cheshire East Council. High Legh Parish Council say they have yet to see the retrospective plans.
