Batts-Neale suggested that a clause be put into its planning approval that could give the planning authority the power to control the times its events finish, or to impose restrictions on the capacity of future events, if problems are experienced at the station after the venue has been built and opened. The letters have been published by the London Legacy Development Corporation, which handles planning applications at the former Olympic Park, this week.
In March Construction News revealed a decision on the project was still months away from being made. MSG Sphere would support thousands of good jobs and generate billions of pounds of economic benefit, and we remain excited about our plans to bring this state-of-the-art entertainment venue to London.
The Populous-designed scheme is modelled on a similar building currently under construction Las Vegas. You are here: Buildings. Ian Weinfass. We use cookies to personalize and improve your experience on our site. How could a scrap of railway land have increased more than six times in value in two years, without planning permission being granted, nor a clawback mechanism put in place to capture some of that value for the public good? Was MSG given some kind of tacit assurance that their gargantuan sphere would be permitted, against the principles of the local plan?
The level of engagement with the applicant and other stakeholders through public consultation is entirely in keeping with the scale and complexity of this particular application.
The anti-sphere campaign has not been without its controversies either. The Greenwich concert venue has waged an elaborate war against MSG, hiring an army of PR agencies and planning lawyers to pick apart every detail of the application.
If the project is approved, there will be plenty of uncharted territory to keep the lawyers busy. Newham, the borough the site is in, is firmly against it. The council has objected on numerous grounds , from traffic and air quality to light pollution and employment. Permitting the sphere would be a betrayal of the Olympic legacy. Other opposition has been gradually diluted by a drip-feed of additional reports and mitigation strategies from MSG that purport to answer the concerns.
He is in a bind. This article was amended on 2 August to remove an incorrect suggestion in the subheading that the planning application was being fast-tracked; and to add further detail about station access. Does London really need a gigantic glowing orb the height of Big Ben? Topics Architecture London Music industry Planning policy features. Reuse this content.
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