RezoneRecommended denial (Jun 2026) · Council outcome not on recordBethania-Rural Hall Road, north of Tobaccoville Road

Hyperscale Data Center (F-1669)

Winston-Salem

Description

Request to rezone 128.54 acres to LI-S for a 1.1 million-square-foot data center.

Impact summary

Recommended for denial due to incompatibility with the Rural Hall Area Plan and residential encroachment concerns.

Applicant

Name: Julia Wall; Wall Family of North Carolina, LLC; Jennifer Jobe; James Martin Serber, Jr.; James Martin Serber, III
Address: Bethania-Rural Hall Road, north of Tobaccoville Road

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 8
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended denial (Jun 2026) · Council outcome not on record7–2

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Jun 11, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jun 11, 2026Recommended denial 7–2

Planning Board (City-County) (Regular) - Jun 11, 2026

Request to rezone 128.54 acres to LI-S for a 1.1 million-square-foot data center.

Related issues (1)

Proposed Hyperscale Data Center in Rural Hall

Planning staff previewed the upcoming review of the massive Project Iron Spur data center near Rural Hall, highlighting major policy challenges regarding electrical power demand, cooling equipment noise, and state restrictions on local zoning controls.

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