Longford County Planners will decide on the project early in the new year.

Strokestown House is a Palladian style Georgian house and the site of the National Famine Museum of Ireland.

An application for the works was submitted by Templemichael Parish Resources CLG for the works at the historic hall in the centre of Longford Town.

TH Contractors had sought to build 20 homes at Carrownageelaun in Tulsk but have now been refused permission by Roscommon County planners.

Philip Rogers is seeking to construct 22 homes at Mill Race Park and Derawley in Drumlish.

The plans were the subject of a number of submissions highlighting public concerns with fire risks, water contamination and local fears over flooding.

Three objections were made to the CPO by Eastshore Developments Limited, Westshore Developments Limited and Bastion Quay Management Company Limited.

In a cover letter presented as part of the submission, the applicants state it is their hope that the site would help integration, education and inclusively with the wider community.