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Equipment upgrade at Novo Nordisk's Athlone facility including chillers, cooling towers and heat pump

Application withdrawn

Novo Nordisk wants to upgrade the Central Utility Building at its Monksland Industrial Estate facility in Athlone with new cooling and heating equipment. The work includes installing 3 chiller units, 3 cooling towers, a heat pump, and a buffer tank, along with some changes to the building's doors, vents, and a new 2.4-metre firewall. The application has been withdrawn.

Full description from the council file

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

Details

Reference
2660155
Applicant
Novo Nordisk Production Ireland Limited
Site address
Monksland Industrial Estate,, Athlone, County Roscommon
Status
Withdrawn
Date received
April 08, 2026
Decision due
June 02, 2026
Authority
Roscommon County Council
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Source: Roscommon County Council planning portal. Full file, drawings, observations and decision documents are on the council's own ePlan site — view application 2660155 on the council portal →.
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