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Commissioners send Novak Demos substation permit to work session amid screening concerns

Loudoun County Planning Commission · December 18, 2025
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The Planning Commission on Dec. 18 voted unanimously to send the Novak Demos Substation commission permit to a work session after staff and commissioners flagged screening, wall height and pedestrian‑connection questions; the applicant said it would consider raising the proposed 12‑foot screen wall.

Erin Fisher, a planner with Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning, presented the Novak Demos Substation commission permit for a 26‑acre parcel in the Little River District and explained the site would place electrical equipment up to 35 feet high near homes and a daycare on Arcola Mills Drive. Fisher told the commission that proposed screening consists of a 12‑foot concrete wall plus an enhanced planting…

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