Cochran Tech data center (Cochran Mill Road, near Leesburg)
A developer wants to rezone land on Cochran Mill Road near the Luck Stone quarry outside Leesburg for a 450,000-square-foot data center with a small energy storage pilot. Supervisors denied it in April 2026 over steep slopes, looks and nearby homes. In May they agreed to look at it again.
Where things stand: Supervisors denied it in April 2026, then voted in May to reconsider and sent it back to the Planning Commission.
🕒 Latest update (May 5, 2026): Board voted 6-1-1 to reconsider and send the plan back to the Planning Commission.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAlong Cochran Mill Road near Luck Stone Quarry, outside Leesburg, Loudoun County, Loudoun County
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What happened so far
- April 21, 2026Board of Supervisors voted to deny the rezoning.
- May 5, 2026Board voted 6-1-1 to reconsider and send the plan back to the Planning Commission.
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
- Supervisors to Reconsider Denial of Leesburg Area Data Center · Loudoun Now · May 8, 2026
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