A data center proposed by Oppidan outside Minneapolis has been rejected by the city's local authority.

The company's proposal to build five data center buildings totaling 1.05 million sq ft (98,000 sqm) across 134 acres of land in the city of Apple Valley was denied by the city council on Thursday, March 26.

The council voted against approving a site plan, a preliminary plan, and a conditional use permit for the campus, in line with the planning commission’s recommendation the week prior.

The Apple Valley Technology Park would have offered 250MW-300MW of capacity.

The property development firm had proposed the construction of the data center in February 2025 in conjunction with Rockport LLC, the owner of the site located between Flagstaff Avenue, 150th Street, and Pilot Knob Road.

But the pair have encountered difficulties when it came to securing permission, failing to secure approval for a comprehensive plan amendment this January, and Oppidan actually withdrew its rezoning application for the land parcel earlier this month.

Oppidan is a Minnesota-based real estate firm that has been developing data centers since 2016.

It is currently building a 61,000 sq ft (5,667 sqm) data center in Eagan, located between Apple Valley and downtown Minneapolis.

Oppidan also has data center projects in Chicago, Illinois; Reno, Nevada; Temple, Texas; and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Apple Valley is located south of Minneapolis, Minnesota's largest data center hub.