Data Center Signal is tracking 6 clips about WestDulles Properties data center developments across 1 states, including VA.
LS Power withdrew a data center project zoning request in Hanover County, Virginia, while a vote on WestDulles Properties' Iron Horse project was delayed. Concurrently, the Hanover Board of Supervisors reinstated the county's previous data center equipment tax rate. Another project by Tract was recently denied by the supervisors.
The Hanover Planning Commission is scheduled to vote on a zoning request for WestDulles Properties' proposed Iron Horse data center project near Ashland. This 180-acre campus is envisioned to include up to nine data center buildings and follows a previous rejection by county supervisors.
HHHunt's proposal for a data center campus in Hanover County, Virginia, was rejected by the Planning Commission following resident opposition, leading the company to withdraw its plans. HHHunt has now submitted a third, smaller residential development plan for the site. Other data center projects in Hanover County are also facing regulatory scrutiny.
The Chesterfield Board of Zoning Appeals rejected an appeal challenging the requirement for a conditional-use permit for a data center project in Chester. The landowner argued they had vested rights under a previous ordinance, but the board upheld the county's determination that a CUP is now required. This decision means the project must now apply for a conditional-use permit to proceed.
WestDulles Properties is bringing an amended Iron Horse data center proposal before the Hanover Planning Commission in Virginia. This new plan, which includes less buildable area and lower height restrictions, aims to address concerns that led to a previous rejection by the Hanover Board of Supervisors. The project straddles the Hanover-Ashland line, with the Ashland portion already approved.
A developer in Chesterfield, Virginia is appealing a county planning department ruling that a proposed data center project requires a conditional-use permit to proceed. The developer claims the project should be grandfathered under the previous zoning ordinance which allowed data centers as a by-right use in the industrial zoning district. The matter will be heard by the Chesterfield Board of Zoning Appeals in May.