Herefordshire Council indicated to one of the potential buyers of Edgar Street that they were 'happy' to negotiate a 999 year lease with the club's owners.
Emails published under a Freedom of Information request to the Council involving negotiations over the club show that leading Cabinet Members within the Council discussed and agreed 'in principle' for Council officers to agree a 999 year lease - a virtual freehold - on the Edgar Street site:
The response above came after Geoff Hughes told Councillors Harry Bramer and Tony Johnson, and Development Manager Ian Higgs that Chief Executive Alistair Neill was 'relaxed' about the potential of a virtual freehold on the Edgar Street site.
The email also notes that the decision on the 999 year lease would have only been needed to be made by Cabinet members - and not the full cabinet:
