The link says Enstone was vetoed as the council were concerned that allowing it "would cause pollution"

To borrow a PH-ism - bloody lentilists, jumping on the current green bandwagon.

I don't know how true it is but I remember reading that the reason Enstone was chosen as a possible site to begin with is because it is just round the corner from Clarkson Towers and he liked the idea of a rather shorter commute to work!

 

Yeah, but when they say pollution, they normally mean noise pollution.

 

The studio is at the track too though, unlike other programmes. Not so sure it needs to be though.