Google Prince William County data center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
3 events, September 14, 2026 to September 22, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 2 figures from other sources and 19 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Virginia.
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Stages
2026 3 events
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Also in August 2026: 2 lines that are not events of their own
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William dissolved the resident Data Center Ordinance Advisory Group and adopted a different measurement approach with advisory standards virginiamercury.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William County's Data Center Ordinance Advisory Group raised noise standards by 6 decibels over consultant recommendations virginiamercury.com
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Google lists Google Prince William County data center at Prince William County, Virginia on its own page of data center locations, read September 14, 2026. [1]
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to shrink the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District virginiabusiness.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted 8-0 on September 22, 2026 to end by right data center development countywide, requiring special use permits for future projects rappnews.com
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Also in September 2026: 2 figures from other sources and 17 lines that are not events of their own
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William County will vote to repeal zoning rules for one area of the county where data centers can be built without approval nbcwashington.com
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Figure · Data Center Dynamics
2,300,000 square feet: Adjacent Amazon site is 117 acres with planned 2.3 million square feet campus (Gainesville West and East) Data Center Dynamics trade press
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Figure · Data Center Dynamics
1.95 acres: Project would impact 955 linear feet of stream channels and 1.95 acres of wetlands Data Center Dynamics trade press
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Several high profile projects in Prince William County were recently halted due to sustained community opposition ground.news
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Planning commission recommended a 120 day grace period for developers; supervisors were also considering eliminating the grace period entirely. patch.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on zoning changes to restrict by right data center development, shrinking the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District. patch.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved changes ending by right data center development and shrinking Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District from 9,698 acres to 3,641 acres commercialobserver.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted 8-0 to approve zoning text amendment ending by right data center development countywide wtop.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
The Planning Commission is aiming for a November 2026 public hearing on setback proposal, with a board hearing targeted for January 2027 rappnews.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
The amendment includes a 90 day grace period for qualifying projects already built or being built in the county, as well as those already with a site plan that has passed the quality control threshold rappnews.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
The overlay district allows data centers to be built by right within its parameters; the countywide amendment will drastically shrink the size and scope of the overlay from its originally adopted form which dates back over a decade to May 2016 rappnews.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Supervisors approved 90 day transition period for properties within overlay, rejecting motion to eliminate grace period entirely. patch.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to reduce Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District from 9,700 acres to 3,650 acres, eliminating by right development outside the overlay and requiring special use permits. patch.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Property owners have 90 days to file certain data center related applications to remain in the reduced district virginiabusiness.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District expected to shrink from about 9,700 acres to roughly 3,641 acres virginiabusiness.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to eliminate automatic approvals and data center opportunity overlay district, requiring special use permits and public hearings for all future data center projects nbcwashington.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Planning Commission set to consider 120 day grace period and 500 foot setback buffer proposal, with November public hearing targeted wtop.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Future data center projects will require special use permit instead of by right development wtop.com
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Decision · Prince William County (county)
Amendment established 90 day grace period for data centers with approved site plans or already built or under construction wtop.com
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