Charter Development Group Wallingford data center (1181 Barnes Road)

Wallingford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Charter Development Group Wallingford data center (1181 Barnes Road) is an announced data center project in Wallingford, CT, backed by Charter Development Group LLC. West Granby-based Charter Development Group (Donald Gershman, Eric Brown) sought a zoning text amendment to allow a data center on its Barnes Road land in the Muddy River watershed. Wallingford's Planning and Zoning Commission approved a modified amendment 4-1 in Dec 2024 (special permit required; 250,000 sq ft per parcel / 400,000 sq ft district cap). No site plan had been filed as of 2026 and the Hartford Business Journal (Sept 2026) reported no hyperscale project has formally come before any CT land-use board. (Source dated 2024-10-25.) [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Zoning text amendment approved by Wallingford Planning & Zoning Commission in December 2024 allowing data centers in the Watershed Interchange District; Charter Development Group exploring the site but no formal building plan or tenant announced as of 2026. Source: https://www.drawdown.dev/facilities/charter-development-wallingford.