The Prince William County Board of County Supervisors voted 4-2 to reject a data center rezoning application filed by Stack Infrastructure to expand its NVA02 campus in Virginia.

According to local news reports, Stack sought to rezone approximately 58 acres along Nokesville Road in the Bristow district in order to build two data centers totaling around 540,000 sq ft (50,168 sqm).

The rezoning would have transitioned 58 acres from A-1, agricultural, to PBD, planned business district – with O(H), office high-rise, and M-2, light industrial, zoning districts. The application included a height limit of 75 feet (23 meters), excluding rooftop mechanical equipment, InsideNoVa reported.

Stack acquired the land in 2023 from the Youth For Tomorrow non-profit. Founded in 1986 as a boys’ home, Youth For Tomorrow is a Christian charity serving at-risk youth in the community. The organization originally purchased 134 acres of land in Bristow in the mid-1980s.

However, the land acquired by Stack sits outside the county’s designated data center overlay zone, and the proposal had been largely criticized by local residents who have raised concerns about its proximity to residential buildings, as well as potential environmental and noise issues, and the impact the campus could have on local property values.

Prior to this month’s vote, the rezoning request had already been delayed three times, most recently on June 24. InsideNoVa noted that despite the vote taking place, a seat on the board remains empty following the death of Gainesville Supervisor Bob Weir on July 20. Weir was an outspoken opponent of data centers in western Prince William, the report said.

Elena Schlossberg, executive director of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County, told the news outlet: "We are here to stand up for the legacy of Bob Weir, his seat is empty… we have no voice in these votes that impact every single community member in Prince William County.”

DCD has reached out to Stack Infrastructure for comment.

Stack’s existing facilities in the region are located on adjacent land to the northeast of the property along Hornbaker Road.

First announced in 2020, the company has previously said the 200+-acre NVA02 campus will be home to at least seven data centers and provide 420MW across more than 2.3 million sq ft (213,676 sqm) from two dedicated 300MW on-site substations.

The company operates three other sites in Virginia, in Prince William and Loudoun Counties.