The long-time dream of the Dubbo City Car Club to cater for motoring enthusiasts, the proposal has prompted concerns about safety.

Residents near the earmarked site, part of the 'Greengrove' property north of Brocklehurst, raised fears about traffic, noise, bushfire danger, pollution and land valuation if the drag strip received approval.

Opponents and supporters alike turned out to the council's planning and development committee meeting on Monday and pleaded their cases, with one playing noisy footage of drag racing to reinforce his argument.

Council planning staff had recommended approval subject to 33 conditions and the committee endorsed the position ahead of a final decision next week.

The proposal from the car club is for a one-eighth mile facility, with a drag strip, burnout pad, formation lane, pit facilities, scrutineering area, spectator mounds, car parking and mobile caravan-style food service facilities, a report by planning services supervisor Darryll Quigley said.

It would involve monthly, day time events with a maximum of nine meets a year and with a limit of 150 cars accessing the site.

An earthen mound with a noise barrier fixed on top was proposed for noise reduction.

The proposal dated back years - in 1999 the council resolved to sell the car club a portion of 'Greengrove' for the purpose of an international-class drag strip, subject to certain conditions being met, the report said.

The proponent did not act on the resolution until the lodgement of a scaled back development application (DA) in 2013.

Paul Keats was the first of four residents to raise objections at the meeting.

He said there were no dedicated turning lanes for traffic turning from the Newell Highway and asked councillors to take another look.

"Please, if we can't stop it, make it safe," he said.

Car club secretary Jim Fife, one of three supporters to speak at the meeting, said the facility would bring visitors to Dubbo and urged councillors "to take advantage and not miss the opportunity".

He said the car club had been racing at Bodangora for 14 years and had good relations with Wellington Council and police but it had outgrown the facility.

Cr Rod Towney said he was yet to be convinced about safety, but a majority of councillors supported the recommendation from staff.

Also on Monday councillors recommended offering for sale 55 hectares of 'Greengrove' to the car club, subject to a number of contractual conditions and at a market price of $72,050.

A submission from residents had raised the sale as a concern, and the council responded in the report.

"The decision to sell (the land). . . dates back to 20 December 1999 and this is not a matter relevant to the assessment of the subject development application," Mr Quigley said.

"This is a matter for separate consideration by council."