Prior to Clarkson’s meeting with Cotswold District Council, he had a meeting at Shire Hall with Gloucestershire County Council, who said it was “pro-business and pro-tourism” and appeared generally supportive of his plans.
However, Clarkson was then filmed discussing the outcome of his meeting with the district council in a Cirencester café.
“We had a man from Bourton council and he just didn’t have a single positive thing to say,” Clarkson said.
“People are going to come… I know they are, that’s the point of a pub.”
Bourton Parish Council told the BBC it was not represented at the meeting.
“Jeremy’s references to who was involved are a bit vague and unclear,” it added.
Clarkson said the pub had “failed” after being owned by eight different people over 12 years, but claimed the district council was “worried” his ownership would “bring a lot of people” to the area.
