Bethany Church Road rezone
Case REZ2026-00024
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Hanover County Meetings
Planning Commission Meeting, August 20, 2026
Approves Iron Horse Data Center Rezoning at East Patrick Henry Road (Tradeport Hanover Land, LLC), 4-3
3h 40m33,869 words
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What happened
The Hanover County Planning Commission recommended approval of the Iron Horse Data Center rezoning (REZ 2025-00010), a request by Tradeport Hanover Land, LLC to rezone approximately 77.62 acres on East Patrick Henry Road from MX to M1 for a data center campus, after an initial mo…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hanover County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-3
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsIron Horse Data Center
Recommended 4-33 conditions of approval
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Nikki and Sean Martin rezoning
RecommendedTerminus of Chippewa Trail, north of Academy Drive, Chickahominy District · Nikki and Sean Martin
2 conditions of approval
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AR6 for family division off Bethany Church Road
RecommendedWest line of Bethany Church Road, south of Canterbury Road, South Anna District · Alvin C. Fountain
7 conditions of approval
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Barbara Van Steenburg rezoning
RecommendedWest line of Creighton Road, north of Buff Ridge Drive, Cold Harbor District · Barbara Van Steenburg
1 condition of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Rezoning at Bethany Church Road (Alvin C. Fountain)
Request to rezone approximately 11.41 acres on the west line of Bethany Church Road, south of Canterbury Road, South Anna District, from A-1 Agricultural to AR-6 Agricultural Residential with conditions, to permit one additional lot for a family member. Applicant Alvin C. Fountain. Approved with proffers received August 3, 2026.
- Approval with proffers received August 3, 2026
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 approval of the Iron Horse Data Center rezoning (REZ 2025-00010), a request by Tradeport Hanover Land, LLC to rezone approximately 77.62 acres on East Patrick Henry Road from MX to M1 for a data center campus, after an initial mo…
Key Decisions (6)
Approved
Rezoning at Bethany Church Road (Alvin C. Fountain)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Rezoning at Chippewa Trail (Nikki and Sean Martin)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Rezoning at Creighton Road (Barbara Van Steenburg)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Proffer Amendment at McClellan Road (Madison Trust Company)
Vote: 6-1Conditions attached
Approved
CUP Amendment at Mechanicsville Turnpike (Fast Mart Valero)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Iron Horse Data Center Rezoning at East Patrick Henry Road (Tradeport Hanover Land, LLC)
Vote: 4-3Conditions attached
Development Activity (1)
Iron Horse Data Center (East Ashland technology park)
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Hanover County water capacity east of I-95 is a live…
Commercial Demand
Multiple approved and pending data center projects cluster near this…
Sentiment
Strong organized public opposition to data centers (water, noise, air…
Who Spoke (36)
ChairCommissioner · 2StaffClerk · 2Applicant's RepPublic · 20
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, a staff member, 2 clerks, the applicant's representative, and 20 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 13 of 13 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
Triple Trail rezone
Case REZ2026-00018
ApprovedZoneWire called it
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Creighton Road rezone
Case REZ2026-00020
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApproved1 condition of approval
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McClellan Road rezone
Case REZ2026-00016
Approved 6-1ZoneWire called it
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Old Calvary Drive conditional use permit
Case CUP2026-00009
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved
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