Twenty-seven objections have been received in the past two weeks to the proposed development of a landfill on a 210-hectare site at Tooman/Nevitt in north Co Dublin.
A further 135 submissions on the likely environmental effects of the proposed development have been received in the same period, Bord Pleanála said yesterday.
Fingal County Council is seeking permission to develop the landfill, which would be one of the biggest in the State, to serve Dublin city and county for up to 30 years.
It would have a dumping area of 57 hectares and a capacity for 9.4 million tonnes of waste. Eight houses would have to be demolished if the scheme is approved.
The Tooman site lies close to the M1, about 11km north of Swords. It was selected by consultants acting for the four Dublin local authorities ahead of six other sites - three in the Fingal area, two in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and one in south Dublin.
Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, the council was obliged to publish an environmental impact statement as part of the application.
The development will also require a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The proposal has been opposed by some local residents and politicians.
The deadline for receipt of objections is Friday, September 1st.
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