A wealthy businessman has been instructed to tear down his Indian gastro pub, which was constructed adjacent to a Shakespeare heritage site. Rakesh Singh has lost his fight over 'The Cask N Tandoor', located just a stone's throw from the childhood home of Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway.

The gastro pub, situated 188m (618ft) from Anne Hathaway's Cottage, was erected without the necessary planning permission last March. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which oversees the childhood home of Shakespeare's wife, lodged a complaint that the eatery was encroaching on their land, a designated Conservation Area.

Residents of the picturesque village, where average house prices are £500,000, claimed the development had wreaked havoc on local wildlife. Mr Singh, 57, has now been given a six-month

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