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Planning Commission backs Scannell PUD on Manchester Pike, adds 100,000‑sq‑ft cap for potential data centers

Murfreesboro Planning Commission · March 12, 2026
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Summary

The commission recommended approval of Scannell Properties’ 87.7‑acre Manchester Pike planned unit development and simultaneous annexation, accepting staff changes to building orientation, wetland buffers and use table while adding a 100,000‑square‑foot ceiling on standalone data centers and conditions on utilities and site plan review.

The Murfreesboro Planning Commission recommended approval on March 11 of Scannell Properties’ request to annex and zone roughly 87.7 acres along Manchester Pike as a planned unit development (PUD), with a new condition limiting standalone data centers to no more than 100,000 square feet unless utilities and special conditions are demonstrated.

Planning staff told commissioners the applicant revised the pattern book and site layout after feedback: two buildings were rotated to improve screening for adjacent apartments, a proposed drive through a wetland was removed, permanent…

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