Russell Brand has been hit with one other investigation after sealing off his village pub with security fencing in breach of planning laws.

South Oxfordshire District Council slammed the under-fire comedian’s ‘unauthorised fencing’ after he put up the hessian-coated boundaries in entrance of the Grade II listed The Crown Inn in Pishill on Sunday morning.

And they confirmed that a planning enforcement investigation is presently in progress in opposition to Brand, 48.

The afternoon earlier than accusations revealed in The Sunday Times and on Channel 4’s Dispatches noticed a number of girls accusing him of abusive and predatory behaviour, together with rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse, between 2006 and 2013.

He has vehemently denied the allegations – however the BBC, Channel 4 and manufacturing agency Banijay have launched investigations into his behaviour, whereas the Met Police says it’s investigating a criticism obtained on the weekend.

Locals declare the hessian-coated boundaries have been put up across the grade-II listed pub this morning, with three security guards outside and as many as six males inside

It comes after accusations revealed in The Sunday Times and on Channel 4 ‘s Dispatches noticed a number of girls accusing him of abusive and predatory behaviour, together with rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse, between 2006 and 2013

Planning permission is required when you want to erect a brand new fence whether it is subsequent to a freeway utilized by automobiles and exceeds one metre in peak or if half of the positioning is throughout the curtilage of a listed constructing.

And the council have confirmed that they haven’t but obtained a planning utility for the fencing.

A spokesperson instructed MailOnline: ‘Permission is required for the fencing that has been erected at The Crown Inn, Pishill. 

‘We have an open planning enforcement investigation which incorporates the unauthorised fencing. 

‘In accordance with our Planning Enforcement Statement, we can’t present any additional data at this stage of our investigation.’

Oxfordshire-based planning marketing consultant Mark Doodes says that council officers will presently be requesting addition data from Brand to get an understanding of why and when the fence was erected.

And he says the construction is unlikely to be permitted as a result of of the pub’s historic nature.

He mentioned: ‘In this case, the general public home is a Grade II listed constructing. Consequently, the means of enclosure is unlikely to be permitted beneath the General Permitted Development Order as it will probably contain Development throughout the curtilage of a listed constructing.

Brand purchased the Crown Inn in Pishill, close to to his plush residence in Henley-on-Thames, in December 2021 – the place it has been briefly closed ever since. Pictured: Sign in the door of the Crown Inn studying: ‘Pub Temporarily Closed’

The Fifteenth-Century former teaching inn features a pub backyard, out of doors seating space, automobile park, indifferent barn, steady constructing, two-bed cottage and storage 

‘As means of enclosure are sometimes comparatively restricted in scale, and given the complexities of the GPDO, this will have been a simple oversight by Mr. Brand. 

‘If the fence has broken any historic cloth, akin to by connecting it to the Pub itself unsympathetically, it may very well be seen as a legal offence.’

The Fifteenth century former teaching inn features a pub backyard, out of doors seating space, automobile park, indifferent barn, steady constructing, two-bed cottage and storage. 

To justify the fence Brand now wants to point out that it was wanted in the primary place or submit a full planning permission.

And if he doesn’t do that he may very well be prosecuted with a vast high quality if the case is escalated to a Crown Court. 

Mr Doodes, of Mark Doodes Planning, added: ‘It might be for Mr. Brand to show to the Council why the fence within reason required on a short lived foundation and present that the related permitted improvement proper was genuinely applied.

‘Alternatively, a full planning utility together with plans and knowledgeable statements, will have to be submitted to regularise any breach of planning management. 

‘The Council could approve this submission, which might then be the tip of the matter. However, ought to it refuse this scheme, Mr. Brand would once more retain the fitting to enchantment to the Planning Inspectorate. 

‘I counsel that recommendation is sought from a certified skilled sooner somewhat than later.

Planning permission is required when you want to erect a brand new fence whether it is subsequent to a freeway utilized by automobiles and exceeds one metre in peak or if half of the positioning is throughout the curtilage of a listed constructing

‘Should Mr. Brand fail to acquire planning permission (or fail to regularise the breach in one other manner) and an enforcement discover be served by SODC and stay in pressure, he can have a set quantity of days to regularise any planning breach, by means of its removing. 

‘This may very well be as little as a matter of weeks. If this isn’t complied with, the Council may start prosecution. All offences prosecuted are heard initially in the Magistrates’ Court, the place fines could also be imposed of up to £20,000. 

‘If the case progresses to the Crown Court, the high quality could also be limitless.’

The final time Brand utilized for planning permission for the pub was in 2022 – when he appealed to alter the use of the storage to a recording studio.

The utility – submitted by Pablo Diablo’s Legitimate Business Firm, of which he’s sole director – was withdrawn in the November of the identical 12 months.

The property consultants who aided Brand with this utility have confirmed they don’t seem to be engaged on any tasks for the Crown Inn.

The final time Brand utilized for planning permission for the pub was in 2022 – when he appealed to alter the use of the storage to a recording studio

The utility said that the pub would stay briefly closed ‘while plans to refurbish the constructing and formulate the character of the brand new institution are put in place.

‘The intention is to re-open the general public home in due course.’

While ready for it to be re-opened they added that the pub can be: ‘occupied in half by workers engaged on a contract foundation for the applicant.’

They added: ‘The applicant is beneath excessive time strain to start out work as a result of scheduled launch of a brand new present on twenty fifth September that might be recorded in the proposed studio.’

Brand launched his every day present Stay Free with Russell Brand on September 28, 2022 – simply three days after it was mentioned the recording studio can be wanted by.

Brand’s pub got here beneath hearth shortly after he purchased it as rumours unfold that he deliberate to show it into a vegan diner.

The teetotal comedian angered locals – though these claims have been refuted by the council.

‘We’ve heard he’s planning to show the pub into a vegan restaurant. Why would anyone need that?’ one native instructed The Sun.

Brand’s pub got here beneath hearth shortly after he purchased it as rumours unfold that he deliberate to show it into a vegan diner

‘He clearly by no means had any intention of utilizing the pub as a pub.

‘He doesn’t even drink alcohol. Why purchase a pub when you don’t like drink?’

It comes because the Metropolitan Police has mentioned it’s going to communicate to the media retailers following their investigation, however added that at the moment the pressure has ‘not obtained any stories in relation’ to the allegations of sexual assault detailed in the article or documentary.

Banijay UK, which produced Big Brother’s EForum and Big Brother’s Big Mouth in the early 2000s, revealed it had additionally ‘launched an pressing investigation’ into the alleged behaviour of the 48-year-old comic who hosted the programmes between 2004 and 2006.

Former workers members who labored on the reveals have claimed that Brand received them to ‘act like pimps’ by getting the numbers of girls in the viewers and passing notes to them from the presenter.