However, the Grand Tour presenter turned farmer is appealing against the enforcement notice which West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) issued on August 12.





The Diddly Squat eatery has long been hampered by local residents and planning laws.The broadcaster, 61, filed an application to create a 50 cover restaurant, featuring a kitchen, “servery area and an internal seating area” inside a lambing shed at his Diddly Squat Farm in September 2021 but was turned down.But Diddly Squat Farm came under investigation after the TV star announced in his newspaper columns that he had found a “delightful little loophole” to open a pizza place.





He said he had found another barn and notified WODC of the restaurant opening.he farm and shop, in Chadlington, has been swamped by visitors since it featured in the Amazon Prime Video documentary series, Clarkson's Farm.Now, Clarkson has been told he must remove mobile toilets, tables that would be used by diners and other dining-related materials.


The farm was also told to stop selling products that do not derive from the farm or are not produced within 16 miles. This was a condition of the original planning permission for a farm shop.The council described it as "unlawful" use of the farmland, adding that its "nature, scale [and] siting is unsustainable and incompatible with its countryside location within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty".Representatives of Diddly Squat denied the farm changes breached planning laws, arguing that the work required by the council - to be completed in just six weeks - will seriously affect the business and its employees.