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//The US company behind a proposed Las Vegas-style "Sphere" venue in east London has withdrawn its plans.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) said it could not participate in a process that was "merely a political football between rival parties". In December, Housing Secretary Michael Gove used his powers to review the rejection of planning permission by London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
In a letter to the Planning Inspectorate, MSG said it was "extremely disappointing" that Londoners would "not benefit from the Sphere's groundbreaking technology and the thousands of well-paying jobs it would have created".
The letter said: "I write to confirm that we are officially withdrawing our application from the Planning Inspectorate process.
"After spending millions of pounds acquiring our site in Stratford and collaboratively engaging in a five-year planning process with numerous governmental bodies, including the local planning authority who approved our plans following careful review, we cannot continue to participate in a process that is merely a political football between rival parties."//
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What with his extortionately prohibitive taxes on motorists and now blocking what would have been an enormous source of income for the city - not to mention jobs to help re-generate one of the poorest areas in the capital - the ever self-serving Sadiq Khan has proven himself to be London's worst enemy. Has he any chance of re-election? I sincerely hope not.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's really ugly. The space could be used for something much more low key - the ABBA Arena is an example and brings loads of people into the area without being an eyesore. It's an American company and they will only be interested in one thing $$$$. One thing's for sure, they wouldn't have allowed that in NY where Madison Square Garden is.
"2,700 out of a population of over 360,000 - yes, the locals were definitely against it. "
the petition in favour drew 88... as far as i can tell there was no locally organised campaign in favour of the sphere either so it does not seem anyone was enthusiastic enough to make the case for it
the site is very valuable and still available... i doubt it's going to remain vacant for very long. a developer that respects the rules will be given the opportunity and that's a good thing. then the jobs and investment can go toward something that people actually want.
stratford does not need or seem to want a gigantic omnidirectional advertising screen. fortunately it won't get one.
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