Projects
Virginia Technology Park (Clear Brook)
Frederick County, Frederick County
220 acres
🕒 June 2026: Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial.
Status unclearWinchester Gateway data center campus (Kernstown)
Frederick County, Frederick County
72 acres
🕒 Sept 2, 2026: Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of the permit.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban · Frederick County
On July 8, 2026 supervisors voted unanimously to draft a change that removes data centers from every zoning district, which would make Frederick the first Virginia county to do so. The planning commission recommended it and a supervisors' public hearing was set for September 23, 2026. We could not confirm the final vote.
✋ Turned down · Frederick County
The county planning commission unanimously recommended denial of the Virginia Technology Park, a 220-acre data center site near I-81 Exit 323. The applicant asked to postpone the case indefinitely.
✋ Turned down · Frederick County
The county planning commission unanimously recommended denial of a conditional use permit for Winchester Gateway, a 72-acre data center campus near Route 37. Concerns included power lines, building height, screening and views from Kernstown Battlefield. A supervisors' hearing was set for September 23, 2026; the outcome is not confirmed.
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