Monksland Industrial Estate, Athlone, County Roscommon
Façade alterations and installation of new plant, chillers, cooling towers, and a fire wall at an industrial estate.
2660155 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 8 April 2026
- Reference
- 2660155
- Authority
- Roscommon County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedDevelopment at the Central Utility Building includes minor façade alterations, new doors, extractor fans, and roof vents. It also involves installing three chiller units, three cooling towers, a buffer tank, a heat pump, and a 41.2-metre-long fire wall.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development at monksland industrial estate, athlone, county roscommon. The development will consist of: minor façade alterations to central utility building (cub), comprising of replacement of no. 2 existing single open-mesh doors with no. 2 double access doors and new louvered façade on the south elevation; provision of new door on west elevation; provision of extractor fans on north and south elevation; and installation of no. 3 roof extract vents. Installation of plant comprising; 3 no. Chiller units, each with a floor area of c. 19.5sq. M and a maximum height of c. 2.8m, with associated pipe rack to a maximum height of c. 5.7m and associated flues with a maximum height of c. 13.8m ; 3 no. Cooling towers, each with a floor area of c. 24 sq. M each and a maximum height of c. 7.3m, with associated pipe rack to a maximum height of c. 7m; and 1 no. Buffer tank of c. 3.3m in diameter and 9.3m in height. Provision of 1 no. Heat pump comprising of a floor area of c. 8 sq. M, with a maximum height of approximately 2.3m and associated pipe rack to a maximum height of c. 9.2m construction of a fire wall of c. 2.4m high and c. 41.2m in length. All associated infrastructure including provision of drainage infrastructure, utility connection and all ancillary site and development works (this application relates to a development on a site which comprises of an activity requiring an industrial emissions licence: licence no p0100-02) at
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monksland, Athlonenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €2,724,100 | 431 m |
| Monksland, Athlone, Roscommon | May 2025 | €850,000 | 431 m |
| Monksland, Athlone, Roscommon | May 2025 | €425,000 | 431 m |
| 26 Cearthu Na Gloch, Monksland, Athlonenot full market price | Oct 2025 | €114,000 | 431 m |
| 27 Lus Na Greine, Monksland, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €321,585 | 431 m |
| No 25 Lus Na Greine, Monksland, Athloneprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €356,828 | 431 m |
| 53 Cluainbroc, Old Galway Road, Athlone | Feb 2025 | €275,000 | 491 m |
| 16 Cedarwood Dr, Monksland, Athlone | May 2026 | €229,000 | 499 m |
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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received8 April 2026
- Decision due2 June 2026
- Application withdrawn20 April 2026
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