Neighbours to Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm have expressed relief after he reportedly told the council he no longer plans to open a restaurant there. The former Top Gear presented claims he has been 'thwarted' by an enforcement notice in his bid to open up on eatery on site.
He was ordered by West Oxfordshire District Council to shut a pizza café he had been running at his Chadlington farm shop. Officials claimed it breached planning laws and was having a 'significant impact' on the community.
The farm, which starred in Amazon hit series Clarkson’s Farm, has been criticised by some villagers concerned about an influx of visitors parking on verges. Council officers issued an enforcement notice ordering him to remove ‘dining-related materials’ at the farm, although the TV star announced he would appeal the order.
