Zoning & Development

Rezoning cases, special area plans, road projects and construction shaping the Midlothian landscape.

Economic Development

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Became the First Fusion Company to Apply to PJM for Grid Interconnection, for Its ARC Power Plant in Chesterfield

May 13, 2026

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems Became the First Fusion Company to Apply to PJM for Grid Interconnection, for Its ARC Power Plant in Chesterfield

Reported by the MBA on May 13, 2026 — an interconnection request that de-risks delivering power from the ARC plant in the early 2030s.

Midlothian Business Alliance

Economic Development

120,000+ Square Feet of Medical Office and Two Hotels Coming to Watkins Centre at Midlothian Turnpike and Route 288

Apr 1, 2026

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120,000+ Square Feet of Medical Office and Two Hotels Coming to Watkins Centre at Midlothian Turnpike and Route 288

Reported by the MBA on April 1, 2026 — Richmond Heart and Vascular Associates planned a July 2027 opening next to OrthoVirginia.

Midlothian Business Alliance

Economic Development

Midlothian West Under Construction: Main Street Homes Townhomes, a Sheetz on Midlothian Turnpike and 275± Apartments from Thompson Thrift

Jan 28, 2026

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Midlothian West Under Construction: Main Street Homes Townhomes, a Sheetz on Midlothian Turnpike and 275± Apartments from Thompson Thrift

Reported by the MBA on January 28, 2026 — a mixed-use project first proposed in 2017 finally moving.

Midlothian Business Alliance

Westchester Commons

Jan 13, 2026

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The Bella at Westchester Phase II Would Add 161± Apartments and Help Pay to Reconfigure the Westchester Commons Roundabout

Reported by the MBA on January 13, 2026 — the developer proffered a lane reduction worked out with CDOT and VDOT.

Midlothian Business Alliance

Village of Midlothian

Chesterfield County Planning Commission Hears S.L. Nusbaum's Wylderose Avenue Rezoning for 160 Apartments near Midlothian Turnpike and Route 288

Jul 21, 2020

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Chesterfield County Planning Commission Hears S.L. Nusbaum's Wylderose Avenue Rezoning for 160 Apartments near Midlothian Turnpike and Route 288

The MBA spent a month gathering business-community comment on a proposal to rezone an industrial parcel in the Village of Midlothian to Residential Multifamily.

Midlothian Business Alliance

Midlothian Special Area Plan

Two Community Meetings Introduce the Draft Midlothian Community Special Area Plan at Winfree Memorial Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Midlothian

Jun 24, 2019

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Two Community Meetings Introduce the Draft Midlothian Community Special Area Plan at Winfree Memorial Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Midlothian

Back-to-back sessions on June 24 and 25, 2019 walked through the draft plan described as a roadmap for the future of Midlothian.

Midlothian Business Alliance