Landover data center project faces new hurdle
Prince George's County Council changed data center development rules, requiring the proposed Brightseat Park campus at the former Landover Mall site to receive additional council approval. The project faces growing opposition from nearby residents and increased uncertainty after the county extended a moratorium on new data center development.
Prince George's County Council approved legislation closing a loophole that had allowed the Brightseat Park data center proposal in Landover to proceed without another council review. The proposed campus, planned for the former Landover Mall site, must now return to the council for additional approval, potentially complicating its development timeline.
The action follows the county's extension of a moratorium on new data center development and growing opposition from nearby residents. Council Member Shayla Adams-Stafford indicated that the added approval requirement could make the project difficult to advance, although the proposal has not been formally rejected.