# Buckfield, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilmeena, barony of Burrishoole, Co. Mayo; in Irish Cill Dabheoige. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 961,617 m² (96.16 ha, 237.62 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,147 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilmeena, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kilmeena.md - Barony: Burrishoole - Electoral division: Kilmeena, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,616 people lived in 558 households in the Kilmeena electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/37241 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 150472 - Centre: latitude 53.833857, longitude -9.564369 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Buckfield, from 163 m² to 125,057 m² (12.51 ha, 30.9 acres); 30 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 881140: 125,057 m² (12.51 ha, 30.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881140.md - Parcel 972873: 107,205 m² (10.72 ha, 26.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/972873.md - Parcel 904376: 95,624 m² (9.56 ha, 23.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/904376.md - Parcel 972845: 79,149 m² (7.91 ha, 19.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/972845.md - Parcel 941336: 68,263 m² (6.83 ha, 16.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/941336.md - Parcel 891138: 67,449 m² (6.74 ha, 16.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/891138.md - Parcel 908897: 64,218 m² (6.42 ha, 15.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/908897.md - Parcel 960157: 60,516 m² (6.05 ha, 14.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/960157.md - Parcel 5198151: 51,009 m² (5.1 ha, 12.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5198151.md - Parcel 1003402: 35,518 m² (3.55 ha, 8.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1003402.md - Parcel 2535067: 33,485 m² (3.35 ha, 8.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2535067.md - Parcel 919269: 23,918 m² (2.39 ha, 5.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/919269.md - Parcel 958192: 23,827 m² (2.38 ha, 5.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/958192.md - Parcel 910752: 23,410 m² (2.34 ha, 5.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/910752.md - Parcel 985225: 15,126 m² (1.51 ha, 3.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/985225.md - Parcel 949848: 10,422 m² (1.04 ha, 2.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/949848.md - Parcel 2501063: 7,442 m² (0.74 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2501063.md - Parcel 2439912: 5,834 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2439912.md - Parcel 5112437: 4,584 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5112437.md - Parcel 946354: 4,518 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/946354.md - Parcel 923793: 4,147 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923793.md - Parcel 886206: 3,987 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/886206.md - Parcel 958193: 3,917 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/958193.md - Parcel 3629363: 3,903 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3629363.md - Parcel 923792: 3,559 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923792.md - Parcel 881059: 3,119 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881059.md - Parcel 963352: 2,897 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/963352.md - Parcel 924200: 2,883 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/924200.md - Parcel 3669905: 2,876 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3669905.md - Parcel 905966: 2,875 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/905966.md - Parcel 973958: 2,855 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973958.md - Parcel 946635: 2,733 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/946635.md - Parcel 3627055: 2,500 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3627055.md - Parcel 5297831: 2,214 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5297831.md - Parcel 878670: 2,187 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/878670.md - Parcel 2501062: 1,923 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2501062.md - Parcel 958191: 1,819 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/958191.md - Parcel 907116: 1,558 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/907116.md - Parcel 958190: 419 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/958190.md - Parcel 3464999: 354 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3464999.md - Parcel 3627058: 163 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3627058.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Buckfield in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 7 applications, newest first. - 17 Apr 2026, Mayo County Council 2660309: Conditional. Permission. Demolish existing storage sheds to accommodate an extension to the dwelling house to provide an independent living unit (granny flat), and all associated ancillary site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660309/0 - 14 Apr 2026, Mayo County Council 2660298: N/a. Permission. Demolish existing storage sheds to accommodate an extension to the dwelling house to provide an independent living unit (granny flat), and all associated ancillary site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660298/0 - 6 Nov 2025, Mayo County Council 25455: Conditional. Permission. construction of an extension together with minor alterations to existing dwelling house together with all ancillary site services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/25455/0 - 5 Aug 2025, Mayo County Council 25326: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct dwelling house and domestic garage with connection to effluent treatment system adn percolation area together with associated site services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/25326/0 - 11 Oct 2024, Mayo County Council 24432: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/24432/0 - 17 Jan 2022, Mayo County Council 2213: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, SINGLE STOREY DETACHED GARAGE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2213/0 - 29 May 2018, Mayo County Council 18398: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED TO INCLUDE MINOR ELEVATION CHANGES TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES, P06/2010 REFERS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/18398/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Buckfield. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Buckfield. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Kilmeena Church (Kilmeena), church/chapel, 1830–1840, Regional interest, registry number 31307603, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA®no=31307603. Detached five-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1835; consecrated 1837; extant 1838, with single-bay single-storey gabled advanced porch to entrance (south) front below single-bay three-stage engaged tower on a square plan. Closed, 1887[?]. In ruins, 1897. Damaged, 1901. "Restored", 2004, to accommodate occasional residential use. For sale, 2012. Replacement pitched slate roof on King post timber construction with ridge tiles, lichen-covered cut-limestone "Cavetto" coping to gables on drag edged tooled cut-limestone kneelers, rooflights, and uPVC rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves. Part repointed tuck pointed coursed or snecked limestone battered walls on battered plinth with drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Lancet window openings with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing replacement fittings. Lancet "Trinity Window" to chancel (north) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing replacement fittings. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (south) front with concrete step threshold, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing replacement timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled door having overpanel. Interior reconstructed, 2004. Set in relandscaped grounds on a corner site with piers to perimeter having lichen-covered drag edged tooled cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Buckfield, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Buckfield. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/mayo/buckfield.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/buckfield.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/buckfield.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Buckfield, Kilmeena: 7 sales, https://everytownland.com/mayo/buckfield-kilmeena.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Cross: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cross-151248.md - Knockballagh: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockballagh.md - Knockychottaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockychottaun.md - Knockysprickaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockysprickaun.md - Moyna: https://everytownland.com/mayo/moyna.md - Moyour: https://everytownland.com/mayo/moyour.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/mayo/buckfield - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/buckfield