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Update: August 5, 2026

With the July 29, 2026, order of the Virginia Court of Appeals regarding the rezoning cases for the Digital Gateway, the status of the project is as follows:

  • The Board of County Supervisors decisions to approve the rezoning of the property are void and the zoning of the properties reverts back to the original zoning district immediately prior to the Board of County Supervisors approval of the rezonings.

  • The Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the property remains in place, as the Court of Appeals upheld that action by the Board of County Supervisors. 

  • Any future effort to rezone the property would need to go through the normal rezoning application process, to include review of submissions by county staff, with public hearings at the Planning Commission and Board of County Supervisors meetings.

Next Steps:

  • Until the Court of Appeals Order dated July 29, 2026, the Court of Appeals decision dated March 31, 2026, was stayed, meaning the Board’s action to rezone the properties was still in effect. County staff was required to comply with the court orders and could not take steps to change the zoning maps or tax assessments until an appropriate court order was in effect. 

  • With the July 29, 2026, order, the Office of Planning has now changed the zoning maps to reflect the original zoning.

  • Real Estate Assessments will now work to reassess all the individual properties and update the tax bills. 

  • Each property will need to be reviewed to take into consideration any applicable penalties and interest. 

  • While these processes are required and will take some time, staff is committed to diligently working as quickly as possible. 

If property owners have questions about an assessment, contact the Real Estate Assessments Office at 703-792-6780 or [email protected].

 
On November 1, 2022, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors adopted Comprehensive Plan Amendment #CPA2021-00004 PW Digital Gateway.
Board of County Supervisors Res. No. 22-508
Rezoning applications within the area of PW Digital Gateway Comprehensive Plan Amendment have been submitted. The three rezoning applications are (with a link to each case in ePortal):

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The information below on this page regarding the adopted comprehensive plan amendment will not be updated.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Comprehensive Plan Amendment #CPA2021-00004, PW Digital Gateway is a request to create a technology corridor along Pageland Lane for the development of data center uses. The application proposes to utilize existing transmission and fiber optic infrastructure. The corridor, which originally included 27 parcels located on both sides of Pageland Lane in four geographic areas south of Sudley Road and approximately one mile north of Route 29, was expanded to evaluate the entire corridor between Sudley Road and Route 29. Data centers are on the Board’s adopted List of Targeted Industries for New, and Expanding Companies revised on August 4, 2020.

Historical Commission Research on PW Digital Gateway

Memo to the Board of County Supervisors on PW Digital Gateway Process and Timelines - October 11, 2022

Presentation on PW Digital Gateway Process and Timelines - October 11, 2022

Frequently Asked Questions (updated March 28, 2022)

Draft Plan - 2nd Version - August 15, 2022

Responses to Questions from July 20, 2022, Planning Commission Work Session

Draft Plan - 1st Version - July 7, 2022

Viewshed Analysis Methodology

Additional Viewshed Analysis

BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS INITIATION

On July 20, 2021, through Res. No. 21-445, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors initiated an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for PW Digital Gateway to change the Long Range Land Use from AE, Agricultural or Estate and ER, Environmental Resource to Technology / Flex (T/F) with a T-3 Transect to include related impacts on supporting infrastructure and consider alternative comparable land use designation options that meet the needs of the Applicant and the priorities of the Prince WIlliam Board of County Supervisors. Additionally, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors also approved a friendly amendment to enhance the study area to include the entire corridor between Route 29 and Sudley Road in order to review in a holistic manner (traffic, land use, and environmental concerns), look carefully at the areas directly abutting Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest and the Manassas National Battlefield Park, and coordinate the review with the open space corridor concepts of the rural area (native plant buffering and sustainability) to preserve as much of the area as possible.

RELATED PROJECTS

Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District Comprehensive Review

The Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District (DCOZOD) was created to promote the development of data centers within areas of the County where there is existing infrastructure that could adequately support the proposed use. This District continues the County's efforts to attract and advance high-tech industrial development while limiting negative impacts to neighboring communities. Data centers are on the Board’s adopted List of Targeted Industries for New, and Expanding Companies revised on August 4, 2020.

On May 18, 2021, through Res. No. 21-327, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors initiated amendments to County policies and regulations related to data center development including the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District, the Design and Construction Standards Manual, the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and other appropriate development regulations. This project is being processed concurrently with the PW digital Gateway. For more information regarding the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District Comprehensive Review visit the project webpage at: www.pwcva.gov/datacenteroverlay.

Scope Differences for Data Center Projects

As research documents related to data center development become readily available as part of the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District Comprehensive Review the will be posted here in addition to the project webpage:

Other related documents:

PROJECT TASKS

This project has been broken down into multiple tasks and will be processed concurrently with the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District Comprehensive Review and the completed 2040 Comprehensive Plan update.  These tasks include establishing the boundary for the expanded study area, submission and review of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment application, and public hearings to consider adoption of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) through the public hearing process. These tasks build off of each other and help to inform the next steps in this project. A community meeting will be held during the CPA submission and review but opportunities to provide public input are available during all tasks of this project.

Task 1: Establish an Expanded Study Area Boundary (Complete)

Produce and publish a detailed map of the study area to establish the area of review.

Task 2: CPA Submission and Review (Ongoing)

Submission of the CPA application incorporating the expanded study area boundary.

Review of the request by county staff and relevant Boards, Committees, and Commissions to provide comments on the request.

Additional submissions as needed to address comments.

Task 3: Community Engagement (Ongoing)

Community meetings were held to discuss the proposal and receive community feedback (completed).

Final submission of the application.

Task 4: Public Hearing Process

Planning Staff analysis and recommendation

PC Work Session: July 20,2022

PC Hearing: September 14, 2022

BOCS Public Hearing: November 1, 2022

CPA2021-00004 PW Digital Gateway Final Project Timeline

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