Jeremy Clarkson forbidden from resurfacing pub car park

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 15:02 · Archive

West Oxfordshire District Council has refused Jeremy Clarkson permission to put down a hard surface at his pub car park.

West Oxfordshire District Council has refused Jeremy Clarkson permission to lay a hard surface at the car park of The Farmer's Dog, his pub in Asthall near Burford, which he opened in 2024. The pub forms part of his growing Cotswolds business interests, which also include Diddly Squat Farm and its farm shop near Chadlington.

The issue came to light after Instagram user Charley Gillam posted a video showing the car park with large muddy puddles, remarking that it was 'a mud bath'. Clarkson responded to the video, stating that West Oxfordshire District Council had ruled he could not put down a hard surface.

Clarkson has said he contacted the council repeatedly to seek permission for the work. In his Sunday Times column, he claimed that without the resurfacing, 'all winter, our customers will be dragging tons of mud onto the roads'. He said the council had told him he could not proceed, though the outlets do not report the council's reasons for the refusal.

How it is being reported

• Council forbids Jeremy Clarkson from making change at Cotswolds pubThe council has reportedly forbidden Jeremy Clarkson from making a crucial change at his Cotswolds pub in Oxfordshire.Oxford Mail · 27 Oct, 14:30
• Council forbids Jeremy Clarkson from making change at Cotswolds pubThe council has reportedly forbidden Jeremy Clarkson from making a crucial change at his Cotswolds pub in Oxfordshire.Oxfordshire Guardian · 27 Oct, 14:30

In this story: Jeremy Clarkson · West Oxfordshire District Council · Asthall · The Farmer's Dog · Diddly Squat Farm

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