This no-build area would encroach on land already occupied by extractive industries or owned by powerful landlords.

She said she was appalled that the council was allowing a business to encroach on land owned and valued by the public.

The hunters had encroached on land owned by Plunkett, a Brazilian who is married to Edward Plunkett.

A fourth arrest warrant was issued against Dhammachayo on Wednesday - for encroaching on land in southern Thailand.