Collier's Yard data center campus (Warrenton Group)
Also called: Collier Yard
A six-building data center campus is planned on 175 acres of former rail yard on Halifax Road. Neighbors in Ramblewood worry about roads through their streets and having it close to homes.
Where things stand: City Council rezoned the land; changed again in February 2026. No site plan yet.
🕒 Latest update (Feb 2026): Zoning was changed to make the site bigger for wetland work.
What we know
- 📍 Where2233 Halifax Road (former CSX Collier Yard), near Squirrel Level Road, Petersburg, Petersburg city
- 🏢 CompanyThe Warrenton Group
- 🌳 Size175 acres
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How many megawatts will the Collier's Yard campus use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will access roads go through the Ramblewood neighborhood? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Jan 13, 2026Ramblewood residents spoke against a rezoning that would put roads through their neighborhood.
- Feb 2026Zoning was changed to make the site bigger for wetland work.
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
City council unanimously rezoned 176 acres at 2088 Defense Road, 1918 Townes Road and 1926 Bogese Drive from farm and home zoning to light industrial for a data center near Collier Yard, and agreed to sell the land to the Warrenton Group for $5,000 an acre. Neighbors in Ramblewood objected.
🗺️ Zoning change
City council changed the zoning code so data centers are allowed by right in industrial zones. In July 2026 several council members said they had not known about three of four data center projects moving forward this way, and one called for special use permits instead.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Documents reveal details on data center projects in Petersburg's pipeline · Richmond BizSense · July 21, 2026
- Petersburg residents push back on data center rezoning · WTVR CBS 6 · Jan 13, 2026
- Census geocoder: 2233 Halifax Rd, Petersburg, VA · U.S. Census Bureau · Oct 7, 2026
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