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- Jan 9, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
MSG Withdraws Its London 'Sphere' Plan
- Madison Square Garden Entertainment withdrew its Stratford MSG Sphere London application on 9 January 2024 after a five-year planning process, calling it "a political football between rival parties"[2]
- The venue, proposed in 2018 near the Olympic Park, would have been 120 m wide and 90 m tall with illuminated screens; it won permission in 2022 on a 6-4 vote[2]
- Mayor Sadiq Khan rejected it in October 2023 citing "unacceptable harm to hundreds of residents", and in November Michael Gove told the LLDC not to deny planning permission until he had reviewed it[2]
- It would have been the second Sphere after Las Vegas; MSG said it would focus on "forward-thinking cities" and reportedly plans a K-pop sphere in Hanam, South Korea[2]
- Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz called the withdrawal "a fantastic outcome", citing light intrusion and health impacts, and said the council will campaign for a housing and employment inclusion zone on the site[3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9rokm6LIsyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Jan 9, 2024 ✓· 96% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: MSG "officially withdraws plans" for the London venue, ending a five-year planning process.
- [2]88%MSG Sphere creators withdraw plans for London venue — Dezeendezeen.com· Published Jan 9, 2024· 2% of score
Dezeen's own headline and 9 January 2024 publish date report MSG Sphere's creators withdrawing their London plans, independently matching the pin's stored date, though the page itself could not be fetched to quote directly.
- [3]92%Statement by Mayor of Newham on the withdrawal of MSG Sphere proposalsnewham.gov.uk· Published Jan 9, 2024· 2% of score
Newham Council's own statement quotes Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz calling the MSG Sphere withdrawal "a fantastic outcome for our communities" after five years of opposition, an official primary source for the pin's event, published the same week as the pin's stored 9 January 2024 date.
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