Va. Court of Appeals stops major data center development in Prince William County

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 587

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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A court ruling has once again halted a massive rezoning effort in Prince William County that would have allowed dozens of data centers to be built near Manassas National Battlefield Park. Now residents and conservation agencies are pushing the county Board of Supervisors to drop out of the lawsuit.

In a ruling last week, the Virginia Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that the Prince William Board of Supervisors sped up the approval …

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