A council has denied Jeremy Clarkson's claims its representatives were "awkward" and "had nothing positive to say" about his plans to buy a country pub.
Clarkson revealed he was considering purchasing the Coach and Horses Inn, in Bourton-on-the-Water, in an episode of his show Clarkson's Farm.
After attending a pre-planning application meeting, he criticised Cotswold District Council and said it seemed "worried" he would make the pub a success.
The council has told the BBC it "absolutely refutes" Clarkson's claims, adding it had "several positive meetings" about the proposals and later received a thank you email from his planning agent.
The Grade II-listed Coach and Horses Inn, which remains closed, dates back to the 18th Century and sits opposite Clarkson's Hawkstone Brewery on the A429 Stow Road.
The former Top Gear presenter also owns Diddly Squat Farm in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds – the subject of his Prime Video series – and has previously been involved in planning rows with West Oxfordshire District Council.
