Jeremy Clarkson has submitted a new plan to expand a pub he recently purchased in the Cotswolds which includes a first floor bar.

The former Top Gear star, whose Diddly Squat Farm is based in Chadlington, bought the Oxfordshire village pub The Windmill near Burford amid reports he offered almost £1 million for the property.

Site plan.Site plan. (Image: West Oxfordshire council.)

He recognised lots of work needs to be done to get the location up to scratch and now a new licensing application has just been submitted today (August 1) to West Oxfordshire District Council.

The Windmill.The Windmill. (Image: Ed Nix)

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This proposal seeks to extend the provision of alcohol on site to outdoors and is a variation to the existing permission Mr Clarkson has already secured.

An applicant planning paper states: "To update the floor plans to include a bar on the first floor, extend the licensable area outside the premises and include a temporary tent in a fixed location."

Jeremy Clarkson at Diddly Squat farm.Jeremy Clarkson at Diddly Squat farm. (Image: Press Association Images)

Mr Clarkson recently remarked of the pub: “There is some work to be done on the pub itself as the cellar is too small, the gable end is falling down, the outside decking area is dangerous, the water is unfit for human consumption, the loft is full of dead rats and the lavatories are illegal.

“And I can’t start work on any of these things now because when I bought the pub, I inherited a long-standing commitment to a young couple who, in a couple of weeks’ time, are having their wedding reception there."

The pub is surrounded by nature.The pub is surrounded by nature. (Image: Ed Nix)

Mr Clarkson's Hawkstone lager is on offer at the pub which is located near the site of a former dogging hotspot.

A West Oxfordshire District Council spokesman said: “We have received an application to vary the Premise Licence at the Windmill Restaurant.

"It will follow the legal process for an application for this type which starts with a 28 day public consultation before the council determines the request in line with national guidelines, taking into account any feedback received.”

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