Lehigh Valley Planning Commission members will hold two meetings to discuss the South Whitehall Township data center plans. A Comprehensive Planning Committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 20.
Also on the January 20th meeting agenda: North Whitehall Township – Zoning Ordinance Amendment – Data Center Ordinance (MGC)
Links to Virtual Meetings and Materials: January 20, 12 PM
The proposed South Whitehall Township data center plans will also be discussed at the Full Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Meeting on January 22, 7 PM.
Links to Virtual Meetings and Materials: January 22, 7 PM
A data center totaling more than 5 million square feet has been proposed for in South Whitehall Township. The plans are for six buildings on more than 400 acres. The complex would sit across from Parkland High School.
Plans for a 2.6 million-square-foot data center at the former Air Products site in Upper Macungie Township has also been proposed. A hearing for that site has been set for the end of February.
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Website
Additional media coverage:
Upcoming hearings to determine fate of proposed data centers in Lehigh County, Cierra Genelle, Jan 15, 2026
LVPC: 2.6 million-square-foot Upper Macungie data center proposal is missing vital information, Lehigh Valley News, Brian Myszkowski, Dec 16
The Emergence of Data Centers with Jill Seitz, Plan Lehigh Valley, WDIY, Nov 4, 2025