Boston United want to move from York Street

The club intended to use money from a relocation project, which also included moving neighbours Boston Town, to pay off a �900,000 Inland Revenue debt.

But planners at Boston Borough Council said they had not received all the club's paperwork and had concerns over whether the development would go ahead.

Club chairman Jim Rodwell said he was very disappointed about the decision.

Uncertain future

"I thought we'd possibly get a deferral to put some of the issues to bed and I am staggered that that the councillors have refused the deferral.

"This is very, very disappointing and this is a very black day for Boston United. Where we go from here, I just don't know," Mr Rodwell said.

This was submitted but came in quite late and we didn't have enough time to thoroughly evaluate it Nick Harding, Boston planner

He added unless he could convince shareholders to back the club, he could not guarantee Boston would have a football team in a league by the end of December.

Nick Harding, a Boston Borough Council planner, said the committee were not convinced that Boston United would complete the proposed development.

"A draft version of the business plan was submitted many months ago. We assessed that and identified several weaknesses in that document and asked for a new one.

"This was submitted but came in quite late and we didn't have enough time to thoroughly evaluate it.

"We have to decide planning applications for planning reasons. What we shouldn't be doing is letting the club's financial position dictate the physical-built development," Mr Harding said.

Mr Rodwell said he would now be considering his future with the club and where he stood legally.