The bid to expand the complex, 10km southeast of Goulburn on Braidwood Road, has attracted controversy, with neighbours and others further afield concerned about noise.

A council spokesman said the DA had drawn 39 public submissions.

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Due to the strong community interest, a public meeting will be held at the Goulburn Mulwaree Council Chambers on Tuesday, June 22. The applicant, Benalla Auto Group, and submitters will be invited to speak in open forum for a maximum 10 minutes each.

The company wants to expand its motor sports offerings and open up the raceway to other activities such as cycling, car manufacturer demonstrations, learner driver and emergency service training, and markets. The DA proposes construction of a new pit lane building, an off-road experience area and ongoing use of a camping ground. The infrastructure is valued at $5.6 million but Wakefield Park operations manager Dean Chapman says the investment is much higher.

"When we started out in 1994 it was a historical motor vehicle venue but we've grown," he previously told The Post.

"(This) will give us facilities equal to today's standards and take us into the future," he said.

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The DA also formalises the terms of a noise management and mitigation arrangement agreed between the company and the council following complaints. This was struck after the company challenged the council's noise prevention notice in the NSW Land and Environment Court. The notice restricted noise to 95 decibels when measured 30 metres from the track.

Two noise pollution action groups have formed in the area and members have lodged submissions on the plan.

One resident, Mason Thomas, who lives 9.7km away, says in certain conditions it sounds like he has a "motor racing circuit in his front yard."

"I never thought Wakefield Park would be a problem but it is," he said last November.

"We are in a valley and when you get a temperature inversion with low wind, cold air at the top and warm air at the bottom, the noise comes up, hits the boundary and travels for kilometres. So on a calm day when Wakefield Park is operating you would swear it's in your front yard."

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Mr Thomas has been taking noise readings. He argues that lifting the limit to 95dB mill make it "the loudest council approval racetrack in Australia."

In response, Mr Chapman said operators had strongly consulted residents and had modified activities to meet noise limits. Noise consultants had also concluded that temperature inversion was not a factor.

Meantime, councillors will have a briefing session with a council noise consultant before deciding the DA.

The June 22 meeting starts at 6pm and will also be webcast.

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