Cabin Field Road data center site
Mesh Capital's 57-acre data center site off Richmond Highway and Cabin Field Road was denied a proffer change in October 2025, but county staff found its scaled-back concept plans complied with the existing proffer, letting it move ahead by right.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
Supervisors scheduled a hearing on a neighbor's Nov. 25, 2025 petition asking them to reverse or affirm the zoning administrator's finding on the concept plans. (Cardinal News, Jan. 20, 2026)
Reporting on the county's new special use permit rule said the Cabin Field Road project would likely be grandfathered because its plans were already submitted. (WDBJ7, Dec. 1, 2025)
County said three scaled-back concept plans met the proffer, so the project could proceed by right; one neighbor petition had been filed. (WDBJ7, Nov. 3, 2025)
Supervisors voted 5-2 to deny Mesh Capital's request to drop a proffer on the 57-acre property. (WDBJ7, Oct. 7, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- Under 100 acres and power not reported; kept as a contested case.
- Coordinates approximate, Concord area.
- Outcome of the Jan. 20, 2026 petition hearing not confirmed from a reliable source in this pass.
The full record
- Status note
- Board denied removing a proffer, but staff found scaled-back by-right concept plans compliant; a neighbor's petition for review went to a board hearing on Jan. 20, 2026 (outcome not confirmed in sources opened).
- Power note
- Not reported.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)