Paul Hollywood has had his dreams dashed when it comes to his latest project idea.
The Great British Bake Off judge, 55, had high hopes for a motorcycle garage but the council in the area have claimed it would be an eye sore.
The star wanted to erect a four-bay steel barn after he was the target of thieves earlier in the year. Plans showed that Paul wanted to build the 39ft by 26ft structure in a field next to his £1million farmhouse.
However, he was told the intended design at the listed 18th-century property would be “visually harmful” and ruin views.
When asked about the proposals, the local council told The Sun that the plans would be a negative towards the "rural character and appearance of the landscape".
They said: "The plans submitted show a substantial utilitarian building with a large footprint outside of the residential curtilage.
"The building would be prominent and by virtue of its size and exposed location, intrusive in views across the wider landscape."
Last month the judge moaned how the hit series had let to him piling on the weight again.
Speaking to the Sunday People's Love Sunday magazine, he revealed that he had gained 12lb thanks to this year's delicious cakes while his fellow judge Prue Leith only put on 1lb.
“I put on 12 pounds in that bloody tent,” laments the star, who “bubbled” with the team in a hotel in Hertfordshire the whole six weeks he was filming.
"Prue put on a pound! A pound during Bake Off? That’s ridiculous."
It comes after he had managed to shift over a stone thanks to a new fitness regime.
He added: "All I wanted to do was go home to try and lose the weight again! I am p****d off this year for the first time about it, because I was doing really well."
Paul explained how filming for the show meant he had to change his exercise routine.
Due to not being allowed to leave his bubble he admitted he couldn't do his usual 10 miles bike ride, so it was "a problem".
However, he's back on track again following the show after he started "getting back into old habits".
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