GrantedIndustrialDecided 12 June 2026

Monksland Industrial Estate, Athlone, Co. Roscommon

Façade alterations and installation of new plant equipment at an industrial estate.

2660179 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 20 April 2026

Reference: 2660179
Authority: Roscommon County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 April 2026

Summary

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The development consists of minor façade alterations to the Central Utility Building, including new doors, a louvered façade, extractor fans, and roof extract vents. It also includes the installation of plant equipment such as 3 chiller units, 3 cooling towers, a buffer tank, a heat pump, and a 2.4m high fire wall.

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Development description

Permission for development which 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. 19.5m² 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. 24m² 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. 8m², 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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
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.

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Application received20 April 2026
Decision due14 June 2026
Decision issued12 June 2026

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