PC, May 6, 2026
Recommends approval: NOVEC substation expansion on Braddock Road (PCA/SEA), unanimous
What happened
On May 6, 2026, the PC recommended approval of NOVEC substation expansion on Braddock Road (PCA/SEA) (unanimous).
The Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of Supervisors of two Sully District applications. The Commission unanimously recommended approval of Chick-fil-A's special exception amendment (SEA-85-C-069-04) at Sully Plaza (Route 50 & Centerville Road)…
- Jurisdiction
- Fairfax County, VA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Deferral of RZ/FDP 2025-PR-00014
Planning Commission deferred the public hearing for RZ/FDP 2025-PR-00014 to a date certain of May 13, 2026. Voice vote, motion carried.
- Deferred to date certain May 13, 2026
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Key Decisions (4)
Deferral of RZ/FDP 2025-PR-00014
Deferral of RZ/FTP 2025-HM-00018
Chick-fil-A drive-thru canopies and bypass lane at Sully Plaza
NOVEC substation expansion on Braddock Road (PCA/SEA)
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Development Activity (2)
Chick-fil-A drive-thru canopies and bypass lane
Commercial
NOVEC substation expansion (Cub Run service area)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
NOVEC is doubling substation capacity from 100 to 200 MW…
Commercial Demand
A Board-approved Parkstone data center on Braddock Road and recent…
Commercial Demand
Chick-fil-A is retrofitting older Fairfax County sites with canopies and…
Infrastructure
Staff indicated a new process is being adopted to wrap…
Who spoke
14 distinct speakers; 5 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Attorney, 8 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 1 Witness, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Staff.
Identified name roles: 1 Attorney, 1 Witness, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Staff.
Speaker sample: Sherry Aiken, Applicant Rep.
4 more identified names in Pro: 1 Attorney, 1 Witness, 2 Staff.
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Zoning terms (8)
34 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (12 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (7 timestamps)
- zoning (4 timestamps)
- land use (3 timestamps)
- approved (2 timestamps)
- plat (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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