"Initially, the developers dismissed the local community's concerns as the work of a few.
"Now that over 160 planning objections have been received they have belittled the community's objections and the planning process by claiming that many of th
e objections had been issued on a template," said group spokesman Joe Cahalane.
"It does not matter if one planning objection or 10 or 100 objections are received citing similar grounds.
"The simple fact of the matter is that the majority of objections claim that the scale and density of the development is disproportionate to the heritage towns of Ballina and Killaloe and puts an unacceptable additional burden on the infrastructure," he said.
In response, the developers said that they had always respected the views of local residents and claimed to have "worked to address their concerns from the outset".
"BMAG are misinformed on a number of counts, which we have attempted to rectify by meeting the group, which they repeatedly refused," said a spokesperson for the developers.
But Mr Cahalne said that the developers had failed to have any meaningful consultation with the local community
"If the developers had actually consulted with the local community, why would they have needed to claim that they will now address the concerns in the submissions, having already filed the planning application?" he asked
"The stark facts are that the developers failed utterly to engage in any meaningful consultation with the local community, and this is reflected in the planning objections.
"The developers also went to great trouble to announce very publicly through the media that they would put a model on public display for the local community. They didn't."
