Nationally, over 18,000 units are currently subject to appeals to An Bord Pleanála.
Over 18,000 housing units are currently tied up in planning appeals.
New figures from the Construction Information Services shows 557 units in the midlands are currently subject to appeals to An Bord Pleanála, after receiving planning permission from local authorities.
324 of those are in Laois, 225 are in Westmeath and eight are tied up in Offaly.
Research Manager at C-I-S, Scott Delaney, says the backlogs dates back to two years ago:
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