Local villagers to the popular Wroxton motocross track near Banbury are threatening High Court action over development of the track.
The Wroxton track has been round for many years. I can even remember going to the circuit when I was younger with family when the Vale of the White Horse Motocross Club use to run events there.
The track over the years has hosted numerous practice, club and national events which is enjoyed by all.
Below are snippets taken from Banbury Guardian
Hornton villagers say their weekends are blighted by noise which is heard from all surrounding villages. They say vehicles bringing competitors to camp for the weekend cause traffic mayhem and road damage.
In August landowner Sandra Kerwood of Manor Farm, Balscote applied for a certificate of lawful use allowing 24 days of fixtures a year but withdrew it after Hornton Parish Council disputed claims made in the application.
Its understood Cherwell has invited the track owner and promoter to apply for retrospective planning permission but Hornton wants the council to go further. The parish council is calling for the law to be enforced and the track to be restored to what it used to be – ‘a local facility for local enthusiasts’.
And if the council refuses, the parish council will seek a judicial review in the High Court.
Cllr John Offord, chairman of Hornton Parish Council said villagers do not want to close the track but they want it returned to its original use.
“The track has been so transformed over the last few years that there’s been a change of use. It’s now bigger, faster and the noise is unbearable for people nearby in several villages. What was once a small track for local enthusiasts has, through alarming commercial expansion, become the motocross equivalent of Silverstone.
