Lee Hopgood, an RSPCA Cheif inspector was called to a report of a fallow deer caught buy its’ antlers in fencing at Stourport-on-Severn, on 9 September and to another incident in Halesowen on 12 September.

The British Horse Society have backed the RSPCA telling horse owners that “It’s common sense really, regardless of whether it is a deer stuck in your fencing or your horse, you should be checking it regularly.”

Mr Stephenson, a former pig farmer said “I was recycling the stone from my pigs and a lot of dust came up, so the council came and investigated and told me I needed to apply for planning permission.”

However now that planning permission has been denied, he has told reporters that he will do “whatever it takes” to complete his project.

Scarborough Council stated that because Mr Stephensons’ farm lay outside the development limits of the village of Flixton then there were strict controls which meant that only essential developments could take place.