EXCLUSIVE: Colourful tycoon behind Eden Project Sir Tim Smit sparks fury among his wealthy Cornish neighbours with his latest vision of transforming disused golf course into a new age cookery school
Sir Tim Smit, 66, lives in the village of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, where he s set out his vision of transforming the golf course into Gillyflower Farm
His plans, submitted to Cornwall Council, include 20 eco-lodges , a 164-seat restaurant, a cider press, distillery and a home for the owner
But not everyone among the 3,000 villagers share Sir Tim s enthusiasm for the project with some accusing him of creating little more than an upmarket holiday complex