In 2020, the Outline Planning Consent was agreed with an associated £1.7m Section 106 Community benefits package. The Mullin Automotive Museum team is committed to honouring this financial contribution and will work with the Community Forum members to assess each community’s needs and how and where they would like to see this money used. Whilst the team can collate this information and feed it back to the local authorities, it is ultimately up to the District and County Councils to determine how it is spent.

There will be a new public right of way across the south of the site, linking existing public rights of way through the site and giving residents more access to open spaces and connections to the local highway network. The new public right of way (bridleway) from the B4022 and along the south of the site follows the route of an ancient ‘drove road’ that is understood to have been used to drive livestock to market from Aberystwyth to Uxbridge since the Iron Age. The section through Enstone Airfield has been closed for over 70 years since the early 1940s.

In addition to the Section 106 agreement, the project has developed a Community and Cultural Strategy, submitted as part of the new application. The Strategy provides details about how the aims of The Mullin Museum will be delivered, including benefits that have already been discussed with the Community Forum.

As part of the Community and Cultural Strategy, the project team is developing an education and training programme with local schools. This will also include the creation of, and investment in, apprenticeships and supporting local charities working with young people on skills and employability. It is anticipated that the Mullin Museum will work with local schools in the immediate area to arrange educational visits to the Museum.

To further ensure the local community has the opportunity to directly benefit from the jobs and overall development, a community inclusion and employment strategy will be developed, which will include working with local recruitment companies and incentives for employees, such as discounts and free staff travel by shuttle bus routes.

During the construction phase there will be an emphasis on using local suppliers and producers.

The Mullin will be open to all members of the public and it is anticipated that frequent visitors will have the opportunity to buy a season ticket. Discounted ticketing will be offered to visitors living with the vicinity of the site.

A calendar of cultural events will be developed to include open days and walking tours; rewilding and biodiversity projects; history projects and many more.