Jeremy Clarkson suffers Diddly Squat setback as council say restaurant should not be built

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Jeremy Clarkson, 61, announced plans back in September at a local meeting to turn the farm shop into a kitchen and restaurant serving meals.

However, these plans have faced a recent setback as council planning officers in Oxfordshire do not think the planned restaurant should be built.Diddly Squat Farm, in Chadlington, is the subject of his Amazon Studios series, Clarkson's Farm, making the area a massive new tourist destination.Council planning officers have said that the restaurant would be out of keeping with the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).As previously said, in September Jeremy called a meeting with local people at the Memorial Hall in Chadlington after there was "gossip" in the village over the future of the farm shop.He announced plans to turn the building into a kitchen and restaurant serving meals for £60 for two.However, council documents state the building has since been used, without planning permission, as a cafe and a bar area.Jeremy admitted since his new TV series became popular, visitors had “swamped” the village but said it led to increased trade for businesses.The former Top Gear presenter told Jeremy Vine on his show: "There is more traffic, yes, but there is more business - the village shop is doing better, the cafe in the village, the pub in the village - they are all doing better."They are swamped with people but they are swamped with people spending money."If permitted the restaurant would serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week, between 8am and 3pm and 5pm to 10pm.A total of 53 objections have been received by the council, with another 12 letters of support.Chadlington Parish Council said it held a public meeting in November to decide its view on the “divisive.