Planning Commission Meeting, July 16, 2026
Approves Rezoning at Little Florida Road (REZ 2026-00013), unanimous
What happened
The Hanover County Planning Commission recommended denial of REZ 2026-00012 (Antique Lane Storage LP), a request to reduce landscape buffer plantings by ~90% at a self-storage facility on Antique Lane, on a voice vote after concerns about aesthetics and screening.
- Jurisdiction
- Hanover County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCase REZ 2026-00013
RecommendedCase CUP 2026-00007
RecommendedBlunts Bridge Solar facility
RecommendedAmendment for Rockville School Park
RecommendedCase CUP 2026-00008
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 12
Deferral of Tradeport rezoning RAZ 2025-00010
Planning Commission deferred RAZ 2025-00010, Tradeport, Hanover Land LLC, a data center case in the Beaver Dam District, to the August 20, 2026 meeting and removed the case from the public hearing agenda. During citizens' time, a speaker requested Commissioner Parker recuse himself for prejudging the data center project.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Hanover County Planning Commission recommended denial of REZ 2026-00012 (Antique Lane Storage LP), a request to reduce landscape buffer plantings by ~90% at a self-storage facility on Antique Lane, on a voice vote after concerns about aesthetics and screening.
Key Decisions (12)
Deferral of Tradeport rezoning RAZ 2025-00010
Elevation change approval for Lucky Strike (SPR-2026-00029)
Layout and elevation changes for Walmart (SPR2026-0030)
Rezoning at Little Florida Road (REZ 2026-00013)
Conditional use permit for school within church (CUP 2026-00008)
Proffer amendment for accessory housing unit (REZ 2026-00021)
Conditional use permit for oversized warehouse (CUP 2026-00007)
Proffer amendment for conceptual plan and access (REZ 2026-00002)
Proffer amendment to reduce landscape buffer (REZ 2026-00012)
Conditional use permit amendment for Rockville School Park ballfield (CUP 2025-00024)
Substantial accord determination for Blunts Bridge Solar (CUP 2025-00023)
Conditional use permit for Blunts Bridge Solar facility (CUP 2025-00023)
Development Activity (11)
Tradeport
Other
Lucky Strike (formerly Bolero)
Commercial
Walmart expansion
Commercial
Kirby residential reconfiguration at Little Florida Road
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Data centers continue to proliferate across central Virginia, with a…
Infrastructure
The county is developing a comprehensive data center ordinance and…
Housing Demand
Landowners report being contacted two to three times per week…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, a commissioner, a staff member, 2 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 7 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 6 of 6 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 10 of 10 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
North Oaks Drive rezone
Ashland Road rezone
Northlake Park Drive conditional use permit
CUP2025-00024, WESTERN REGIONAL YOUTH ASSOCIATION Requests to amend the conditions of… conditional use permit
Independence Road conditional use permit
Blunts Bridge Road conditional use permit
Antique Lane plan amendment
More land-use items (1)
1 item with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Pouncey Tract Road plan amendmentNo vote recorded
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