Jeremy Clarkson told to shut Diddly Squat farm restaurant
The former Top Gear presenter has been told by West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) to close the areas, according to BBC News.
Clarkson opened an ‘al fresco diner’ on the grounds of his Oxfordshire farm in July with Hicce chef Pip Lacey leading the kitchen despite previous planning applications to do so being rejected by WODC. At the time he said that he had ‘found a loophole’ in the regulations.
WODC has ordered the farm to undertake a catalogue of measures within six weeks of it serving the notice on 12 August, says the BBC. This includes removing all mobile toilets and tables used for dining.
The council has also said that the farm, which is the topic of the Amazon Prime Video documentary series Clarkson’s Farm, must also stop selling products other than those made on the farm, those made within a 16-mile radius of it, or others that its has permitted.
The restaurant was bookable via restaurant booking platform OpenTable but is now listed as being permanently closed.
