Gove steps in and puts controversial Sphere music venue plan on ice

By Daniel Gayne2023-02-22T07:00:00

Stratford scheme has attracted hundreds of objectors as client MSG says Populous-designed sister complex in Las Vegas will open this September – at a cost of $2.2bn

Michael Gove has put the brakes on Populous’ MSG Sphere scheme in Stratford, issuing a directive to temporarily pause the music and entertainment venue’s planning progress.

His intervention comes just a couple of weeks after the project’s developer Madison Square Garden Entertainment said its inaugural Sphere venue which it is building in Las Vegas will open in September, two years later than planned and close to $1bn (£825m) above its original budget.

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