The survey sought to find out reasons why county governments reject applications for housing developments.
The most common reason for rejecting approval for housing development was conflict over land ownership at 81.8 per cent.
Other common reasons for rejecting approval are conflict with existing zoning regulations and use of unregistered professionals, each at 77.3 per cent.
The plot ratio and lack of adequate services ranked lowest in the list of reasons at 63.6 per cent for rejecting approvals.