Bun
Townland in the civil parish of Urney, barony of Loughtee Lower, Co. Cavan; in Irish An Bun
Parcel 441333
- Area
- 223,598 m² (22.36 ha, 55.25 acres)
- Buildings
- 6 buildings touch it, 897 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Bun
Planning applications on this parcel
21 May 2026Conditional
to extend existing farm complex which consists of the following (a) demolition of existing 3 bay Agricultural slatted shed with underground tank (b) construct new detached 15 bay Agricultural slatted shed with underground tanks (c) alterations to existing silage pit (d) provide concrete aprons and associated site works at Bun, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. A Natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660275
8 Mar 2023Conditional
for development consisting of the erection of a fully serviced slatted agricultural shed with underground storage tanks & all ancillary works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2391
1 May 2019Conditional
to retain alterations to site layout with associated boundary alterations and all ancillary site works (previous ref. 04/2700)
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 19156
22 Nov 2017Conditional
to alter site plan to previously approved planning application (Planning Reference: 17/245). Application contains NIS
Permission · Cavan County Council, 17489
2 Jun 2017Conditional
to erect fully serviced slatted agricultural shed with underground storage tanks and all ancillary works. This application contains an NIS
Permission · Cavan County Council, 17245
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs SAC 000007
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Oughter And Associated Loughs 000007
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 3 recorded monuments.
- CV015-076001 Fulacht fia
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.
- CV015-076002 Fulacht fia
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.
- CV015-076003 Fulacht fia
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 on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 94.9 ha
- 234 acres
- Land parcels
- 24
- registered freehold, median 3,514 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 5
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bun, from 115 m² to 223,598 m² (22.36 ha, 55.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 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 Bun 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
21 May 2026Conditional
to extend existing farm complex which consists of the following (a) demolition of existing 3 bay Agricultural slatted shed with underground tank (b) construct new detached 15 bay Agricultural slatted shed with underground tanks (c) alterations to existing silage pit (d) provide concrete aprons and associated site works at Bun, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. A Natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660275
8 Mar 2023Conditional
for development consisting of the erection of a fully serviced slatted agricultural shed with underground storage tanks & all ancillary works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2391
1 May 2019Conditional
to retain alterations to site layout with associated boundary alterations and all ancillary site works (previous ref. 04/2700)
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 19156
22 Nov 2017Conditional
to alter site plan to previously approved planning application (Planning Reference: 17/245). Application contains NIS
Permission · Cavan County Council, 17489
2 Jun 2017Conditional
to erect fully serviced slatted agricultural shed with underground storage tanks and all ancillary works. This application contains an NIS
Permission · Cavan County Council, 17245
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs SAC 000007
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Oughter And Associated Loughs 000007
Recorded monuments
- CV015-075 Enclosure
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 Bun.
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 20 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; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Bun.
- 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 Bun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.
The townland
- Name
- Bun · An Bun
- Area
- 948,529 m² (94.85 ha, 234.39 acres)
- Civil parish
- Urney, and its townlands
- Barony
- Loughtee Lower
- Electoral division
- Grilly, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Grilly electoral division: 512 people in 165 households; 87% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bessbrook, Corporation Lands, Kilduff, Portacloghan, Portlawney, Putiaghan Upper, Rosskeeragh
- Placenames
- Bun 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.