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The proposed development of the Mullin Motor Museum has prompted renewed outcry from residents in the local area
A bid to bring a motor museum to Oxfordshire has met with stiff opposition from nearby residents.
Comments submitted to West Oxfordshire District Council – numbering some 284 at the time of writing – about the planned Mullin Automotive Museum in Enstone focus on the perceived likely increase in local traffic, possible noise associated with the race track – even though the actual proposal only includes a driving track for exercising cars at a leisurely pace – and the impact that it will have on the surrounding countryside.
There are, however, 94 comments in support of the build, optimistically looking at the jobs and opportunities that it is set to bring to the local area, as well as the preservation of motoring heritage icons.
West Oxfordshire District Council gave the museum outline planning permission back in 2020, but the museum developers are now seeking detailed approvals for the site. The local authority said that it was unable to comment while the planning application was still live.
A spokesperson for the Mullin Automotive Museum said: ‘There is some considerable misunderstanding of our proposals, due to hearsay and rumours, which unfortunately have spread throughout the community. It is important to clarify that the current application for the Mullin Automotive Museum differs very little from the
