Jeremy Clarkson has decided to close his controversial farm restaurant following rows with planners. 

Former Top Gear host, 62, claimed that he had been "thwarted" by an enforcement notice and "no longer" wanted to open the eatery at Diddly Squat farm in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire presenter opened the restaurant in a barn last July after the success of his Amazon series 'Clarkson's Farm'. 

Jeremy Clarkson closes controversial farm restaurant in Oxfordshire

In a letter to the West Oxfordshire District Council, the Mirror reported, the broadcaster admitted defeat, writing:" “I no longer wish to open a restaurant.”

The presenter had previously spoken about being thwarted by the 'jealous locals', who he labelled 'the red trouser brigade.'

In September 2021, Clarkson filed an application to create a 50-cover restaurant, which would feature a kitchen, ‘servery area and an internal seating area’ inside a lambing shed - he was refused.

Following the news, the broadcaster shared that he had found a "delightful little loophole" to make his pizza restaurant a reality and once again, he informed the council of his plans. 

However, an enforcement notice was issued by the council in August.

It comes after Jeremy Clarkson made headlines for his controversial - now removed - column in The Sun in December.

Clarkson wrote in his column which was published on Friday (December 16) that he hated the Duchess of Sussex on a "cellular level".

He added: "At night, I'm unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant 'Shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her."

Following its publication, various celebrities and figures including Nicola Sturgeon, John Bishop, Carol Vorderman and his own daughter have condemned the comments. 

At Clarkson's request, the article has now been removed from The Sun's website and the presenter has since issued a statement on Twitter where he noted that he had "rather put [his] foot in it".

He added that he was: "horrified to have caused so much hurt" and that he would "be more careful in future".

The second series of Jeremy Clarkson's Farm is due to air next month on Amazon Prime.