On September 2, 2026, Loudoun County’s Department of Building and Development formally “accepted for review” the Eastwind Blue Ridge application, which was submitted under Greenway Engineering. The Paris Mountain Alliance has quickly mobilized to respond to and oppose an application filed as “by-right” under an E-Plan that does not meet the county’s “by-right” criteria. The application is accessible in the county’s LandMARC system, and you can find it at this link.
The filed application does not differ substantially from the developers’ proposal in the October 2025 pre-application. While overall square footage is somewhat reduced, the buildings have shifted closer to the ridgeline at 1500’ feet elevation, which would increase the development’s visibility from the historic Crooked Run Valley, the village of Paris, and beyond. The submitted plat shows: a two-building ‘country inn’, both three stories (25 feet) tall; a pavilion labeled “inn” and “restaurant”; a reception building; and a wellness spa, all totaling almost 44,000 square feet. The plat further shows extensive parking lots, retaining walls, a pool, and an access road(calculated to be three-quarters of a mile) curving up the mountain’s sensitive steep slopes with an entrance squeezed onto Loudoun County frontage where Mount Weather Road meets the hairpin curve of Blue Ridge Mountain Road/route 601.
The plan is under review by county staff who will submit it to county departments and outside agencies for comment before Loudoun County’s zoning administrator makes a zoning determination on the application. Staff will provide comments to the applicant by October 1st.
Objections to this resort complex on Paris Mountain and Ashby Gap continue to be: threats to groundwater, specifically the adjacent wells serving the Village of Paris; heavy traffic at a dangerous location; further public safety hazards related to emergency response obstacles; environmental impact of a commercial septic system; commercialization of the rural gateway to the Shenandoah Valley; and the destruction of the historic, ecological, scenic, and cultural integrity of Ashby Gap.
While this “by-right” application is not subject to a county legislative process requiring public hearings, you can still comment on the application by September 24th. Please contact Laura Greenleaf at lauragreenleaf@verizon.net for instructions on submitting public comment.