Winchester Gateway data center campus

Winchester Gateway LLC (applicant)

Status: Conditional use permit denied unanimously (Oct 28, 2026)
Developer / parties: Winchester Gateway LLC (applicant)
Location: Kernstown, Frederick County
Size: 72 acres at Apple Valley and Middle roads (Back Creek District): three data center buildings, an electrical substation and an unspecified number of Tier IV diesel generators (Winchester Star via NVDaily)
Reported benefits: County staff had proposed 11 conditions including noise monitoring, buffers and a 35,000 gallon-per-day public water limit (Winchester Star via NVDaily)
Concerns / impacts: Residents cited well impacts, karst topography, low-frequency (dBC) noise from generators, home values and proximity to Kernstown Battlefield (Winchester Star via NVDaily)
Last verified: 2026-11-02

Milestones

Figures are attributed in parentheses to the outlet or company that reported them. Where sources disagree, we show both.

2024 land rezoned from Rural Areas to M1 with data centers a possible use
2025 county changed data centers from by-right to conditional in M1 and the owner applied for a CUP in spring
Sep 2026 Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial
Sep 23 2026 Board grandfathered the pending application with a hearing deadline of Oct 28
Oct 28 2026 Board denied the CUP unanimously (Winchester Star via NVDaily; Winchester Gazette)

Related records

2026-10-28

Board of Supervisors News report Frederick County · Winchester Gateway data center campus

Board unanimously denied the conditional use permit for the 72-acre Winchester Gateway data center campus in Kernstown; the Virginia Technology Park applicant, Equus Capital Partners, had withdrawn its application the week before (Winchester Star via NVDaily).

Source: nvdaily.com ↗

Sources

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News report thewinchestergazette.com

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