If the 16-shed operation at the 376ha property Murrami receives Parry Shire Council approval, it will become NSW's second largest poultry facility and the shire's greatest intensive agriculture venture.

The Somerton Progress Association and opposed residents expect the council will grant approval as the Environmental Protect-ion Authority (EPA) has handed down its general terms of approval after calling for further information in June.

EPA regional manager David Dutaillis said that 50 submissions from Somerton residents stated dust and odour would blanket their properties if Baiada began production on the site, 2.5km outside the village.

Baiada expects the development would have an economic benefit to the shire of $5.5million.

"There haven't been any noise complaints from existing poultry operations in the region which the EPA issues licences to," Mr Dutaillis said.

He said Baiada's recent scientific emission information stated the dust and odour generated by the broiler operation would not impact greatly on Somerton property owners.

Scott and Tracey Swain, who live beside the Murrami property, believe approval is inevitable.

"We have lived on the property for three years. Straight after we moved here we heard what the company wanted to build next to us, " Mrs Swain said.

"Who wants to live next to smelly, dirty chook sheds.

"I can't believe they are going to allow Baiada to build the sheds so close to the village – 99 per cent of the residents don't want it."

Mrs Swain said she felt the issue was a foregone conclusion. The council could not reject the development application as the poultry company would pursue the matter in the NSW Land and Environment Court, she said.

"At the end of the day, with a development application council can't vote on emotion, it has to vote on what the law states," Parry Shire general manager Glenn Inglis said.

"If it is successful, the council will make sure Baiada will throughout all stages comply with the series of conditions that have been applied."

Mr Inglis said he expected the council's December monthly meeting to be one of the longest for the year, seeing that the business paper was 300 pages long – 77 pages and an additional booklet of which were dedicated to the Baiada development.