Controversial plans for a Populous-designed 21,500-capacity spherical music venue at Stratford, in east London, have been approved.

The Sphere will be entertainment giant Madison Square Garden Company’s first venue outside the United States and was last night backed by members of the London Legacy Development Corporation’s planning decisions committee by six votes to four.

An LLDC planning report recommended the 90m tall proposals for the green light – despite hundreds of objections to the project submitted as part of the consultation process.

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