Prince William Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane)
Also called: PW Digital Gateway, Digital Gateway Data Center Campus
The Digital Gateway would put about 37 data centers (over 22 million square feet) on about 2,100 acres along Pageland Lane, next to Manassas National Battlefield Park. Supervisors approved it in December 2023. A circuit court and the Virginia Court of Appeals found the county did not give proper public notice. QTS has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to bring the zoning back.
Where things stand: Courts voided the 2023 rezoning over improper public notice. QTS asked the Virginia Supreme Court to review; the case could last into 2027.
🕒 Latest update (April 30, 2026): QTS appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAlong Pageland Lane near Gainesville, next to Manassas National Battlefield Park, Prince William County, Prince William County
- 🏢 CompanyQTS Data Centers
- 🏛️ Owned byBlackstone
- 🌳 Size2,100 acres
❓ Still unanswered
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- Will the Virginia Supreme Court agree to hear QTS's appeal? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Dec 13, 2023Board of County Supervisors approved the rezonings after a 27-hour hearing.
- March 31, 2026Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the ruling that the county gave improper notice.
- April 30, 2026QTS appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court.
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
Supervisors unanimously shrank the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District from about 9,700 to 3,500 acres. Most new data centers will now need a special use permit with a public hearing. Projects already filed get a 90-day grace period.
✋ Turned down
Supervisors voted 8-0 to reject a land-use plan change for the Dulles South Innovation Center, a proposed campus of about 43 million square feet of data centers on 1,940 acres of homes and farms near Sanders Lane (Gainesville District).
⚖️ Court case
Neighbors sued over the county's December 2023 rezoning for the 2,100-acre Prince William Digital Gateway. A judge voided it because the newspaper notices were not spaced far enough apart, and the Court of Appeals agreed on March 31, 2026. The county stopped defending it in April, and QTS dropped its last appeal on July 2, 2026, ending the project.
📜 Data center rules
Supervisors voted 5-2 to update the noise law so data center cooling systems must meet noise limits around the clock: 73 decibels by day and 68 at night, measured on the 'C' scale that captures low hum. Residents and the county's advisory group had asked for a stricter method.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Digital Gateway data center case could stretch into 2027 · InsideNoVa · May 21, 2026
- What's next for the Digital Gateway data center appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court? · WTOP / InsideNoVa · May 8, 2026
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