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Prince William Digital Gateway

Gainesville / Pageland Lane, Virginia, United StatesStatus under reviewProgram
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Oct 28, 2026

Prince William Digital Gateway — Land-use corridor/program containing separate QTS North/South and Compass Campus 1 proposals; no campus was built. Prince William Digital Gateway is in Gainesville / Pageland Lane, VA, US and is a program with canceled status.

Constituent sites / phases

Compass Prince William Campus 1 · Data center campusQTS Prince William Digital Gateway Campus · Data center campus

Capacity

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Milestones (6)
County adopted Digital Gateway comprehensive-plan amendment

Nov 1, 2022 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
Board approved three rezonings after 27-hour hearing

Dec 13, 2023 · Event timing type not established

Cancelled · Event type not stated

Source not linked
Circuit court voided rezoning approvals for notice defects

Aug 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
Court of Appeals affirmed invalidation

Mar 31, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
Prince William County withdrew its appeal

Apr 15, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked
Void rezonings took effect and prior zoning was restored

Jul 29, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

Other participants (1)
Prince William County

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)

Site & development

Proposed site area

Source report

2,100 acres

Source

Proposed building area

Source report

23 million square feet

Source

Additional project facts

Proposed data center count

Source report

37 data centers

Source

Comprehensive plan status

Source report

Adopted amendment remains in place

Source

Rezoning status

Source report

Void; prior zoning restored

Source

Board approval vote

Source report

4-3 With one abstention

Source

Public hearing duration

Source report

27 hours

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)
Utility service

Reported context

Existing transmission and fiber were the corridor rationale; no operating connection resulted.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.