Henrico Denies Data Center Company’s Appeal for Varina Site

Henrico denies data center company’s appeal for Varina site

The Henrico Board of Zoning Appeals Thursday ruled that Centra Logistics does not have a vested right to build a data center on Darbytown Road in Varina.

'Finally somebody heard us': Henrico residents react after data center company's appeal is denied

In a unanimous decision, the Henrico Board of Zoning Appeals rejected a data center company's claim that it had a vested right to build a data center complex in the Varina district. The ruling upholds a decision made in December 2025 by Henrico's Director of Planning, Joseph Emerson.

Developer's appeal for Varina data center campus denied by zoning board

Henrico’s zoning board denied a developer’s appeal to build a Varina data center campus. The board upheld a ruling that the project is not vested under county rules.

Henrico denies vested-rights appeal for data centers at Darbytown site

The parcel marked in red is where Centra proposed to build its data center project. A developer’s hope of building data centers on a site in eastern Henrico has gotten dimmer after exhausting one of its last local avenues of appeal. The Henrico County Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday rejected Centra Logistics’ appeal of a December decision by the county to deny its claim that it has vested rights to develop data centers on the 200-acre site b…

Henrico’s Board of Zoning Appeals denies data center company’s appeal for Varina site

The Henrico Board of Zoning Appeals Thursday ruled that Centra Logistics does not have a vested right to build a data center on Darbytown Road in Varina, upholding the same decision made in December by Henrico Planning Director Joe Emerson. The BZA’s unanimous decision came after a mixed batch