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⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Prince George's County
The county council paused data center applications for up to two years (CR-066-2026). No subdivision plans, building permits or grading permits for data centers can be approved while the council writes permanent rules. It ends sooner if those rules pass.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Prince George's County
The county council passed a 180-day pause on permits and subdivision plans for data centers (CR-98-2025). It was later replaced by a two-year pause in July 2026.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Prince George's County
County Executive Aisha Braveboy ordered a temporary hold on data center permits and applications while a county task force studied data centers. It followed anger over a data center plan at the old Landover Mall site.
✅ Approved · Unincorporated Prince George's County
The county approved plans for a data center campus on the old Landover Mall site. At the time, county law allowed data centers in most zones without a public hearing. The approval led to protests and the county's later pauses.
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