Dungummin Lower
Townland in the civil parish of Kilbride, barony of Clanmahon, Co. Cavan; in Irish Dún gCoimín Íochtarach
- Area
- 120.7 ha
- 298 acres
- Land parcels
- 84
- registered freehold, median 4,576 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dungummin Lower, from 102 m² to 142,098 m² (14.21 ha, 35.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Dungummin Lower in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
17 Nov 2021Conditional
to retain the development consisting of (1) retention permission for works carried out to existing single storey type dwelling from that previously granted under file Ref: 01/517 and all ancillary site works, (2) retention permission for development of attic space for use as playroom, home gym/ home office with ancillary bathroom and storage, (3) retention permission for external elevation amendments, (4) retention permission for domestic garage/store and (5) all ancillary site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21695
4 Jun 2021Conditional
to retain existing position of dwelling, domestic garage, site layout and location of effluent treatment plant system and percolation area and all ancillary site works (Previous Planning Reference No. 07/1851)
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21335
19 Feb 2021Conditional
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF Planning Reg. No. 15/422 to construct (a) a two storey dwelling (b) install waste water treatment system and percolation area (c) form new entrance onto existing public road and (d) construct a single storey domestic garage with all associated site works
Extension of duration · Cavan County Council, 2177
30 Oct 2020Conditional
to demolish 4 No. existing pig houses and 2 No. manure storage tanks (as previously approved) and to construct 3 No. replacement pig houses (in lieu of 6 No. replacement pig houses and associated works approved under planning Reg. No. 19/250 and PL02.305444), together with all ancillary structures (to include meal bins and soiled water tanks) and all associated site works arising from the above proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (E.I.A.R.) and Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S.) relating to this proposed development will be submitted with this application. This application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a licence under part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing) Regulations 1994 to 2013.
Permission · Cavan County Council, 20477
24 Apr 2020Conditional
for amendments to previously permitted development under Ref 18/218. The development will consist of (a) demolishing existing outhouses to rear of existing dwelling, (b) constructing a single storey extension and link from rear of existing dwelling, (c) constructing new detached domestic garage, (d) replacing existing septic tank with new proprietary waste water treatment system and new percolation area and (e) constructing new replacement site entrance with all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20148
28 Jun 2019Conditional
to demolish 4 No. existing pig houses and 2 No. manure storage tanks, and to construct 6 No. replacement pig houses together with all ancillary structures (to include meal bins, wash water tanks and ancillary stores) and all associated site works arising from the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (E.I.A.R) and Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S) relating to this proposed development will be submitted with the planning application. This application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a licence under part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing) Regulations 1994 to 2013
Permission · Cavan County Council, 19250
21 Nov 2018Conditional
for (1) part demolition/ part reconstruction of the existing bungalow style dwelling house for re-use as a domestic garage, (2) construction of new dormer type dwelling, (3) domestic fuel store, (4) new roadside entrance, (5) connection to group water scheme, (6) wasterwater treatment system with percolation area to current EPA requirements and (7) all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18484
30 May 2018Conditional
for development consisting of (a) demolishing existing out houses to rear of existing dwelling (b) constructing a storey and a half extension incorporating a single storey link from rear of existing dwelling, (c) constructing new detached domestic garage (d) replacing existing septic tank with new proprietary waste water treatment system and new percolation area and (e) constructing new replacement site entrance with all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18218
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Dungummin Lower.
Recorded monuments
- CV042-013001 Barrow - unclassified
Description
Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. Sited on the summit of a low hillock. Small circular mound (diam. c. 8.5m; H 1.5m) enclosed by a low but well- defined earthen bank. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV042-013002 Mass-rock
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CV042-014 Ringfort - rath
Description
Not marked on any OS ed. Known as 'The Fort Field' (local information). Situated on the W shoulder of a drumlin ridge. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV042-015 Ringfort - rath
Description
An earlier report (OPW 1974) described a small raised circular area (int. diam. c. 25m) enclosed by a wide, low earthen bank and vague traces of a fosse. Original entrance may have been at SE. Site has been levelled. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV042-016 Field boundary
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Dungummin Lower.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Dungummin Lower.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Dungummin Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.
The townland
- Name
- Dungummin Lower · Dún gCoimín Íochtarach
- Area
- 1,206,582 m² (120.66 ha, 298.15 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilbride, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanmahon
- Electoral division
- Kilbride, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilbride electoral division: 998 people in 338 households; 88% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghawonan, Barconny (Cuppage), Barconny (Nugent), Clonbockoge, Dungummin Upper, Lismacanigan Lower, Mountpallas, Tullyagan
- Placenames
- Dungummin Lower on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.