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After attending a pre-planning application meeting, he criticised Cotswold District Council and said it seemed "worried" he would make the pub a success.

But his old Cotswold farm buildings are now too small for modern farming, and he has let them out to Mrs Stead and several other small firms.

"In partnership with Oxford Cotswold Archaeology, we plan to make these discoveries as accessible to the public as possible."

Joe Harris, the Liberal Democrat leader of Cotswold District Council, said the mistake was proof "the management of the roads in this county simply isn't good enough".

Earlier this month the firm’s engineers passed a new milestone at Cotswold Airport, in Gloucestershire.