# Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Bekan, barony of Costello, Co. Mayo; in Irish Cluain Bulbain.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 983,408 m² (98.34 ha, 243.01 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 17,526 m² (1.75 ha, 4.33 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Bekan, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/bekan.md
- Barony: Costello
- Electoral division: Bekan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 776 people lived in 281 households in the Bekan electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/36090
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 150935
- Centre: latitude 53.747413, longitude -8.85421 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonbulban, from 420 m² to 76,366 m² (7.64 ha, 18.87 acres); 30 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 906212: 76,366 m² (7.64 ha, 18.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906212.md
- Parcel 883958: 70,613 m² (7.06 ha, 17.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883958.md
- Parcel 1002989: 67,700 m² (6.77 ha, 16.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002989.md
- Parcel 965821: 59,843 m² (5.98 ha, 14.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/965821.md
- Parcel 974906: 54,637 m² (5.46 ha, 13.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/974906.md
- Parcel 980109: 50,118 m² (5.01 ha, 12.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/980109.md
- Parcel 911170: 42,950 m² (4.3 ha, 10.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/911170.md
- Parcel 890525: 42,771 m² (4.28 ha, 10.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/890525.md
- Parcel 916192: 42,689 m² (4.27 ha, 10.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/916192.md
- Parcel 877982: 37,844 m² (3.78 ha, 9.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/877982.md
- Parcel 944306: 37,479 m² (3.75 ha, 9.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/944306.md
- Parcel 938716: 33,421 m² (3.34 ha, 8.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/938716.md
- Parcel 967866: 31,983 m² (3.2 ha, 7.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/967866.md
- Parcel 976162: 30,027 m² (3 ha, 7.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976162.md
- Parcel 879919: 28,216 m² (2.82 ha, 6.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/879919.md
- Parcel 878917: 26,672 m² (2.67 ha, 6.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/878917.md
- Parcel 1004726: 24,331 m² (2.43 ha, 6.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004726.md
- Parcel 4627818: 23,953 m² (2.4 ha, 5.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4627818.md
- Parcel 946728: 21,698 m² (2.17 ha, 5.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/946728.md
- Parcel 871952: 21,384 m² (2.14 ha, 5.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/871952.md
- Parcel 871072: 21,107 m² (2.11 ha, 5.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/871072.md
- Parcel 968956: 17,526 m² (1.75 ha, 4.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/968956.md
- Parcel 876209: 16,962 m² (1.7 ha, 4.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/876209.md
- Parcel 975217: 16,422 m² (1.64 ha, 4.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/975217.md
- Parcel 880753: 15,292 m² (1.53 ha, 3.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/880753.md
- Parcel 881892: 12,907 m² (1.29 ha, 3.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881892.md
- Parcel 4773355: 6,335 m² (0.63 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4773355.md
- Parcel 4627833: 5,507 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4627833.md
- Parcel 4775627: 4,614 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4775627.md
- Parcel 4725519: 3,964 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4725519.md
- Parcel 2700663: 3,873 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2700663.md
- Parcel 4065092: 3,333 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4065092.md
- Parcel 4627777: 2,485 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4627777.md
- Parcel 4725461: 2,316 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4725461.md
- Parcel 950359: 2,249 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/950359.md
- Parcel 2751169: 2,102 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2751169.md
- Parcel 4627769: 1,524 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4627769.md
- Parcel 957139: 1,479 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/957139.md
- Parcel 964940: 872 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/964940.md
- Parcel 887048: 710 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/887048.md
- Parcel 921715: 655 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/921715.md
- Parcel 4627828: 496 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4627828.md
- Parcel 888771: 420 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/888771.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Cloonbulban 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)

4 applications, newest first.

- 15 Oct 2025, Mayo County Council 2560721: Refused. Permission. Planning Permission to construct dwelling house and septic tank with percolation area all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560721/0
- 10 Jul 2025, Mayo County Council 25277: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a dwelling house, garage and septic tank/proprietary effluent treatment system together with all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/25277/0
- 29 Jul 2022, Mayo County Council 22646: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND PERMISSION TO RETAIN SHEDS AS BUILT, ALL AS PER DRAWING DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22646/0
- 25 Oct 2019, Mayo County Council 19856: Conditional. Permission. EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING HOUSE, DEMOLISH EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCT NEW MATCHING SHED BUILDING FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE HOUSE, IMPROVE ACCESS FROM PUBLIC ROAD, UPGRADE SEWERAGE EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY SITEWORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/19856/0

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## 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 Cloonbulban.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- MA102-060: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA102-060----. Located on the N bank of a stream, at the interface between an area of peat and drier ground. This fulacht fia was discovered during archaeological monitoring of the Lough Mask Regional Water Supply Scheme (2001-2002) and was subsequently fully excavated (01E0681) (Guinan 2015, 29-42; 48-51, Cloonbulban I). The fulacht fia consisted of a low irregular-shaped mound (9m N–S; 11m E–W) of sandstone fragments in a matrix of charcoal-rich, peaty soil. The mound had suffered disturbance in the past and a field drain cut through the centre. Excavation revealed two troughs cut into the underlying boulder clay. At W, there was a subcircular trough (1.1m N–S; 1.32m E–W; D 0.42-0.48m) with a series of narrow, regularly spaced linear soil-filled features visible in the base, possibly the remnants of a decayed wooden lining. The second trough, which was located 5m to E, was partly destroyed by the field drain that cut through the mound. The surviving E portion (1.06m N–S; 1.14m E–W; D 0.48m) had steep sides and a flat base. Both troughs had a gully-like feature extending downslope from the edge of the cut, which possibly served as an overflow channel. Twenty five chert artefacts were recovered, including two concave scarpers. Five charcoal samples were submitted for radiocarbon dating. Three of the samples produced dates from the Early Bronze Age: 3502 +/-49 BP (1970-1698 BC); 3702 +/-42 BP (2273-1976 BC); 3454 +/-42 BP (1889-1680 BC). Two samples taken from the basal layer in the eastern trough produced dates indicating activity at the site in the Late Neolithic period: 3822 +/-42 BP (2459-2141 BC); 3892 +/-42 BP (2553-2281 BC). Another fulacht fia (MA102-061----) was located 25m to E. (Guinan 2015, 29-42; 48-51). Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 March 2016
- MA102-061: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA102-061----. Located on the N bank of a stream, at the interface between an area of peat at N and drier ground to S. This fulacht fia was discovered during archaeological monitoring of the Lough Mask Regional Water Supply Scheme (2001-2002) and was subsequently fully excavated (01E0681) (Guinan 2015, 29-31; 42-51, Cloonbulban II). It consisted of a low irregular-shaped deposit (2.28m E–W; 2.96m N–S; D 0.02-0.06m) of heat-shattered sandstone in charcoal-rich soil, which had suffered disturbance in the modern era. A subcircular trough (0.96m N–S; 1.1m E–W; D 0.44m), with steep sides and a flat base, was cut into the underlying boulder clay. Fifteen chert artefacts were recovered. A charcoal sample submitted for radiocarbon analysis produced a date in the Late Neolithic period: 3946 +/-46 BP (2580-2335 BC). Another fulacht fia (MA102-60----) was located 25m to W. (Guinan 2015, 29-31; 42-51). Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 March 2016

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cloonbulban.

## 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 Cloonbulban, 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 low, low.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cloonbulban.
- 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/cloonbulban.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cloonbulban.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cloonbulban.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Cloonbulban with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo: https://everytownland.com/mayo.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Bekan: https://everytownland.com/mayo/bekan.md
- Belesker: https://everytownland.com/mayo/belesker.md
- Cloonlara: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cloonlara-151008.md
- Cloontumper: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cloontumper.md
- Lissaniska: https://everytownland.com/mayo/lissaniska-152439.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.

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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.

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