York City's training ground at Wigginton road is still owned by Bootham Crescent Holdings, the legal documents confirm.
Following his take-over of the football club in March, it was believed that John Batchelor had bought not only the football club but the Bootham Crescent ground, the club house on Grosvenor Terrace and the club's Wigginton road training complex.
The Evening Press later revealed Mr Batchelor did not own the stadium, but it was still presumed he owned the training ground.
The documents leaked to the Evening Press show that not to be the case and the club are paying a 'peppercorn rent, if demanded' to Bootham Crescent Holdings for use of the facility.
Mr Batchelor had been given the option to buy the training facility, plus a playing field at Bumper Castle on Kettlestring Lane once owned by the club, for a nominal £1 apiece when he legally agreed to take over York City Association Football and Athletic Club on April 11.
However, within the contract were conditions surrounding planning permission being granted for Bootham Crescent.
Contracts for both options, Wigginton Road and the land at Bumper Castle, become void at the point planning application fails to go through for Bootham Crescent.
The contract has a backstop date of June 30, 2004.
That means the whole deal itself will be terminated if Persimmon fails in its bid to get planning permission for Bootham Crescent by that date.
It would be possible then for BCH to re-negotiate a new deal or do a deal with another prospective purchaser.
Updated: 10:49 Saturday, December 28, 2002
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