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Russell Brand's second bid to turn an 800-year-old village pub into a recording studio for his ranting videos and podcasts comes after 53 neighbours objected to the first one.
The disgraced comic, 48, had his first application to convert The Crown in Pishill, Oxfordshire rejected in February with furious locals accusing him of treating the picturesque village like a 'playground'.
Then just two weeks later, Brand's production company - Pablo Diablo's Legitimate Business Firm Limited - submitted another application, calling for the pub's first floor to be made into offices with the garage and cottage converted into a filming studio.
The latest plans for the Grade II listed building are still under consideration by South Oxfordshire District Council, despite a decision being due earlier this month.
Neighbours previously told MailOnline that Brand had been using the space to record his YouTube videos and podcasts, as well as to hold meetings, which they claimed sometimes brought '20 or 30' cars onto the country road.
Russell Brand's second bid to turn an 800-year-old village pub into a recording studio for his ranting videos and podcasts comes after 53 neighbours objected to the first one
Russell Brand, 48,bought The Crown in Pishill, Oxfordshire in 2020 for £870,000 with many believing he would keep the Grade II listed building as a beloved boozer for those in the small village
Initially, the council received 53 objections to the plans that were rejected in February
Now furious locals in Pishill have voiced their objections to the most recent application with the parish council clerk, Pat Pearce, pointing out the similarities between this and the previous plans.
She said: 'The Parish Council maintains their strong objection to the proposed mixed use of the site as described in the supporting documentation supplied with the
