Aberdeen City Council will decide on the fate of a controversial energy from waste proposal in the south of the city next week.
Members of the planning committee have been urged to approve plans for the £120million incinerator.
A report released yesterday claimed there were no health risks associated with the proposal.
It said: “At the public hearing the Torry Community Council suggested that the precautionary principle should be invoked.
“It is clear that the precautionary principle should apply only where there is good reason to believe that harmful effects may
occur to health or to the environment and that there is a level of scientific uncertainty about the risks which would prevent a confident assessment to inform decision making.
“These considerations do not apply in this case.
“As noted above, there is a division between the planning and regulatory regimes and there is no good reason to suggest that under the permit requirements for the plant to operate that the facility would adversely affect human health.”
It went on to say: “There was no objection from the Scottish Environment and Protection Agency, the Scottish Natural Heritage, and Transport Scotland.”
Four community councils have led objections to the plans including Torry, Cove, Nigg and Cove.
David Fryer, secretary of Torry Community Council, said: “The report has not acknowledged the concerns from the four community councils.
“The conditions do not mention air monitoring.”
The committee meeting will take place at 10am on Monday morning.
Councillors will need to apply for a permit from SEPA to operate the plant if it gets planning permission.