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Jeremy Clarkson ‘reapplies for car park extension’ despite objections from locals

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Jeremy Clarkson, 61, has reportedly applied again to add an extension to the parking area of his Diddly Squat farm in West Oxfordshire.The Clarkson’s Farm star is said to want to “formalise temporary parking” after having his last application rejected by a West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) planning committee in January.According to the Independent, the application features a new storage compound and “associated landscaping”.But Jeremy has faced pushback from locals regarding his plans for the property.Neighbours in the local area have lodged more than 50 objections, which were registered with the council.Jeremy’s plans for a restaurant were eventually rejected, in something he described as “a very bad day for farming”.Since Clarkson's Farm was released on Amazon Prime last year, the farm has become a tourist destination.But the increase in footfall has angered some locals in Chadlington.Despite attending a meeting of West Oxon District Council to make a personal plea to councillors, Jeremy’s bid to build a 70 space car park and a 60 seat cafe were thrown out.Jeremy said at the meeting, according to The Mirror: "It is diversification of a farming business.“We have already started talking to our neighbouring farmers."He continued: "Farmers look after the woodland, they look after the hedges, the streams and the fields - they keep it beautiful."Farmers are not going to be able to do that for much longer because of the farmer's state of finances."We have been told as farmers to diversify - that is exactly what this proposal is."According to the Daily Star, Jeremy added the refusal would be a "very bad day for farming".Asked how frustrated he was, the presenter said: "Very, and so will all the local.

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