Hanover Planning Commission votes to deny rezoning request for data center development
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The Hanover County Planning Commission voted to deny a motion to rezone about 400 acres for a data center complex.
The plan would reclassify the land, which is near Henrico's Wyndham community, from agricultural to light industrial for the 10-building project developed by HHHunt. With the Planning Commission voting not to recommend the plan, the final decision now turns over to the Board of Supervisors. They will discuss it at their Feb. 25 meeting.
The Planning Commission also voted not to recommend two other motions related to the development: a conditional use permit and a comprehensive plan amendment.
The Planning Commission's Thursday night meeting was packed, with community members standing in the back of the room and more than 60 standing outside the room who were unable to fit. A November meeting on the project drew hundreds.
Before the meeting, dozens gathered outside to protest the development.
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