No further thought has been given to the council's plan to give away part of the Camrose ground, the authority has confirmed.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council had been planning to give their part of the football stadium - roughly 30 per cent of the land - away to Hampshire County Council for free, in order to facilitate the infamous Camrose link road.

But after planning permission for two housing developments on the site was refused in September, the plans - and the upgrade proposal for Brighton Hill roundabout - has been thrown into uncertainty.

Now, BDBC have confirmed that no action has been taken on transferring the land to HCC.

The authority's cabinet had agreed in January 2019 to hand the land over to HCC to facilitate the link road, but this decision was subject to the successful relocation of Basingstoke Town Football Club.

Additionally, HCC had given itself planning permission for the link road earlier this summer, but the decision was subject to mitigation being approved for the loss of the Camrose stadium.

When planning permission for the two residential developments were refused in September, the mitigation proposed - purely financial contributions that could end up splitting the club across the borough - was cited as a reason for refusal.

A spokesperson for BDBC told The Gazette: "As the landowner of a piece of land on the site, in January 2019 the Cabinet agreed that some of this land could be dedicated to Hampshire County Council for highway improvements to support the wider Brighton Hill Roundabout scheme but this is subject to the relocation from the Camrose Ground of Basingstoke Town Community Football Club.

"As the two planning applications for the site were rejected, no further action on transferring this land has been taken."

The spokesperson also confirmed that they had not received an appeal from Basron on the planning refusal.

The firm, owned by former BTFC chief Rafi Razzak, had been expected to appeal the decision after he said they were "considering" their next move and Malcolm McPhail referred to himself as the "forgotten man" in the council meeting that saw their plans go up in smoke.

They have until March 25, 2021 to lodge an appeal, according to BDBC.

HCC had been contacted to ask for their position on the link road and Brighton Hill roundabout improvements, but did not reply to the Gazette's request for comment.