Global firm sues Bradley County to build 300-acre data center

Global firm sues Bradley County to build 300-acre data center

News ClipChattanooga Times Free Press·Bradley County, TN·9/21/2026

A global developer, SDCL, has filed a lawsuit against Bradley County, Tennessee. The lawsuit challenges stringent regulations on data centers that the county enacted earlier this year. SDCL plans to build a 300-acre data center campus in the county.

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London-based global developer SDCL has initiated legal action against Bradley County, Tennessee, over new, stringent regulations imposed on data centers earlier this year by county officials. The lawsuit comes as SDCL plans to develop a 300-acre data center campus, referred to as "Project Midspan," within the county. The firm is challenging these restrictions, which it claims are overly tight. This development was reported by the Chattanooga Times Free Press as subscriber-exclusive content, highlighting the local impact of such regulations on major development projects.