West Rockhill Township Sketch (Cathill Rd)
West Rockhill Township, Bucks County
A data center project in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, and the end user has not been named publicly.
The project by the numbers
Early stage interest in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County
- Tenant
- Not disclosed. No end user has been named publicly.
- Current stage
- Sketch plan received and ordinance adopted; no application has advanced.
- Decision body
- West Rockhill Township
- Top issues
- Residents and officials have focused on how little has been disclosed about the end user, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.
Informal sketch plan presented to Planning Commission Oct 14 2025. Township approved a preemptive zoning ordinance April 15 2026 (limits to PI district, requires solar power, public water/sewer; 35-acre minimum, closed-loop cooling recommended); ordinance to be re-advertised May 20 2026. West Rockhill Township received a data center sketch plan for a Cathill Road site in fall 2025 and moved to zone ahead of a formal application. About 150 residents turned out in April 2026 to raise environmental impacts, noise, nondisclosure agreements, and transparency as supervisors passed a first version of an ordinance they expected to revise. No application has advanced.
How it has unfolded
- 2026-04-15West Rockhill Twp preemptive ordinance approved
Coverage of this project
- 2026-05-09 MONTCO.TodayData Centers Planned in Falls Township, West Rockhill: What Residents Need to KnowZoning adopted after a Cathill Road sketch plan arrived
- 2026-04-19 Bucks County BeaconWest Rockhill Township Wants to Get Ahead of the Curve in Case It Runs Into a Data CenterAbout 150 residents on noise, NDAs, and transparency as first ordinance passed
Know your rights
In Pennsylvania, a data center on industrial land usually needs a special exception or conditional use, decided by a local Zoning Hearing Board after a public, quasi-judicial hearing. Neighbors can request party status, cross-examine witnesses, and build an evidentiary record. Municipalities can also write data-center ordinances with enforceable standards.
Know your rights →Take action
Organized community opposition is the single most effective check on these projects in Pennsylvania. Show up to hearings, submit comment when it is taken, support legal and expert-witness costs, and ask your municipality for a moratorium and a real ordinance.
How communities push back →