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AWS Fisher Chewning tract (third campus withdrawn)

Amazon Web Services

Status
Application withdrawn (Jul 2025); land acquired
Developer / parties
Amazon Web Services
Location
Louisa County
Size
About 1,920 acres near Northeast Creek Reservoir; earlier CUP application sought up to 7.2 million sq ft (29News; Engage Louisa newsletter)
Investment
About $72 million land purchase (29News)
Concerns / impacts
Neighbors and one supervisor opposed the earlier CUP application (29News; Engage Louisa newsletter)
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.

  1. Jun 2025 AWS applied for a CUP for a third campus
  2. late Jul 2025 AWS withdrew it (Louisa County document)
  3. Jan 2026 AWS closed on the land (29News)
  4. Jan 2026 the Board unanimously directed the Planning Commission to review removing the undeveloped Fisher Chewning and Cooke Rail Park assemblages from the overlay
  5. as of Apr 13 2026 the Commission had twice pulled the public hearing (Engage Louisa newsletter)

Related records

2026-01-16
Company / land News report Louisa County · AWS Fisher Chewning tract (third campus withdrawn)

29News reported AWS bought about 1,920 acres near Northeast Creek Reservoir for about $72 million; a supervisor said she would not support a third AWS campus. Date is the article date.

Source: 29news.com ↗
2025-07-31
Company / land Official record Louisa County · AWS Fisher Chewning tract (third campus withdrawn)

In late July 2025 AWS withdrew its June 2025 conditional use permit application for a third data center campus (Louisa County document; exact day not stated, shown as Jul 31).

Source: louisacounty.gov ↗

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