The Green Councillors on Fingal made observations on DAA’s planning application. The main themes are

• The application follows unauthorised development in removing contaminated soil and therefore has to include a retention application to be valid;
• The application is inconsistent with the 1.5° target in the Paris Agreement;
• Forecasts of passenger growth do not take account of climate action;
• Noise impacts, especially at night;
• Surface water at the airport should be managed to avoid downstream flooding;
• Cycling infrastructure should be designed to maximise the quality of access to and past the airport;
• Car parking at the airport should not be increased;
• Soil contamination has not been adequately addressed in the application;
• Night flights and their impact on human health, the subject of enforcement action and a separate planning application need to be addressed first.

Fingal County Council have sought further information on the application and DAA have 6 months to respond.