Belmont Innovation Campus (Belmont Ridge Road)
SDC Capital Partners, through Loudoun GC, first asked for 4.8 million square feet of data centers on about 112 acres between Belmont Ridge Road and Goose Creek. Supervisors denied a 2.9 million-square-foot version in March 2024, then approved 1.3 million square feet in April 2024 on a 6-3 vote.
Where things stand: Approved at a smaller size (1.3 million square feet) in April 2024 after a larger plan was denied.
🕒 Latest update (April 10, 2024): Board approved a 1.3 million-square-foot version, 6-3.
What we know
- 📍 WhereBetween Belmont Ridge Road and Goose Creek, southwest of Route 7, Loudoun County, Loudoun County
- 🏢 CompanyLoudoun GC (SDC Capital Partners)
- 🏛️ Owned bySDC Capital Partners
- 🌳 Size112 acres
❓ Still unanswered
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What happened so far
- March 13, 2024Board of Supervisors denied a 2.9 million-square-foot version.
- April 10, 2024Board approved a 1.3 million-square-foot version, 6-3.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
Supervisors voted unanimously to ask staff for a legal analysis of ending the 2025 grandfathering rule, due at the October 6, 2026 board meeting. Until the board acts, the rule stays in effect.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Supervisors voted 7-1 to pause new data center applications for 12 months while the county rewrites its data center rules. The county attorney had warned that true moratoria are rarely allowed in Virginia.
🗺️ Zoning change
Supervisors voted 7-2 to end by-right data centers. New data centers now need a 'special exception', with public hearings before the planning commission and the board.
📌 Other
On the same night, supervisors voted 5-4 to 'grandfather' data center applications already in review, so they can still be approved by staff without a public hearing. In September 2026, 17 such applications (about 11 million square feet) were still in review.
✅ Approved
Supervisors voted 5-4 to rezone 83 acres south of Leesburg along the Dulles Greenway for JK Land Holdings' Greenlin Park: up to 1.4 million square feet of data centers with a 55-foot height limit, noise limits and a 300-megawatt power cap for five years.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Smaller Belmont Innovation Data Center Campus Approved · Loudoun Now · April 11, 2024
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