Andover HPC Development, former Newton Airport, Andover Township

Status: Stalled · as of May 28, 2026
Location: 248 Stickles Pond Road, off Route 206, Andover Township · Sussex County
Status note: No site plan was filed before the township adopted a data center ban; the landowner's developer has sued.
Power: Not reported
No power figure in the sources reviewed.
Land: 97 acres
Developer and team: Andover HPC Development; National Land Developers (plaintiff, as reported)
Evidence: News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class: Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)

Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

July 10, 2026 National Land Developers sued the township in Superior Court, Sussex County, arguing the ban was improperly adopted. (New Jersey Monitor, Aug. 20, 2026; The Township Journal (Straus News), July 28, 2026)
May 28, 2026 The Township Committee unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-13 banning data centers, after introducing it May 12. (The Township Journal (Straus News), July 28, 2026)
May 4, 2026 NJ.com reported Andover HPC Development, registered in New Jersey in December 2025, was linked to the site; no application had been filed and no one had closed on the land. (NJ.com (via GovTech), May 4, 2026)
Sept. 2025 Officials adopted zoning that permits data centers in a Route 206 redevelopment area, per meeting documents cited by NJ.com; in April 2026 they raised the height cap there to 65 feet. (NJ.com (via GovTech), May 4, 2026)

Acreage differs: about 97 acres (NJ.com), 90-plus (Township Journal) or about 100 (New Jersey Monitor). Under the 100-acre threshold on some counts; kept because of the litigation.
Sources name the developer differently (Andover HPC Development; National Land Developers LLC; National Land Development Corporation); their relationship was not found.

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