May 13, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: land use

Substation zoning restrictions would impact the Plaza 500 data center

#Board of Supervisors, #data centers, #Dominion, #land use, #zoning
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On Dec. 9, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a public hearing and vote on more restrictive zoning rules for electrical substations. If the board approves the recommendations adopted by the Planning Commission, it could thwart Dominion’s development of a substation serving the data center planned for the Plaza 500 site on … Continued

Planning Commission supports expansion of the Phillips Programs

#land use, #Planning Commission, #schools
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Nov. 12 approved a rezoning application to allow the expansion of the Phillips Programs, a private school in Annandale. The school, located at the intersection of Braddock Road and Backlick Road, serves students with behavioral health challenges and developmental disabilities. Phillips Programs is proposing a new 13,680-square-foot single-story greenhouse, … Continued

Supervisors add redevelopment proposals to Comprehensive Plan Work Program

#Board of Supervisors, #Comprehensive Plan, #land use, #redevelopment
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The Board of Supervisors approved a motion on June 10 to add 11 Site-Specific Plan Amendments for Mason District to the Comprehensive Plan Work Program. The list includes a controversial proposal for a multifamily project at 6675 Little River Turnpike adjacent to the Willow Run neighborhood in Annandale. That project, which generated a huge number … Continued

Planning Commission agrees to consider plan amendment nominations

#Comprehensive Plan, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission took a preliminary vote on May 22 to recommend that a mixed-use development opposed by residents at Willow Run in Annandale not go forward. Numerous community residents spoke out at a Planning Commission workshop on the Site-Specific Plan Amendments (SSPAs) proposed for Mason District against a 186-unit multifamily building at … Continued

Planning staff recommends rejection of apartment building on Little River Turnpike

#land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment
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Fairfax County planning staff are recommending that an apartment building proposed for Little River Turnpike in Annandale between Randolph Drive and Columbia Road not be added to the Comprehensive Plan Work Program. Planning staff also recommend that another Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) not go forward. That proposal called for converting an office building at 5300 … Continued

Neighbors object to high-density projects proposed for Annandale

#Comprehensive Plan, #housing, #land use, #Lincolnia, #redevelopment
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At the final meeting of the Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) proposals submitted for Mason District, local residents voiced concerns about traffic congestion, overflow parking, and quality of life issues. The proposal generating the most opposition at the April 21 meeting calls for a five-story multifamily project on a 1.8-site at 6675 Little River Turnpike between … Continued

Seven Corners residents oppose housing proposal at the Jefferson

#Comprehensive Plan, #land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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Residents of the single-family neighborhood that backs up to The Jefferson Apartments in Seven Corners expressed significant concerns about a proposal to add more housing to the site. The property owner has submitted an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan to add 101 additional multifamily units on the surface parking lot at the Jefferson, … Continued

Community meetings scheduled on redevelopment proposals

#land use, #redevelopment
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Fairfax County has scheduled a series of community meetings during the coming weeks on the development proposals submitted for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan. The 2025 nomination period for the county’s Site-Specific Plan Amendment Process (SSPA) has closed. Fifty-three nominations were received. The Board of Supervisors accepted 43 to continue to the screening phase. The … Continued