Leyton Orient have submitted an application to the Football League, seeking permission to move to the Olympic Stadium after next year’s games.

The news follows on from the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s decision to withdraw their offer of ownership of the showpiece stadium to West Ham United and the London Borough of Newham.

The bidding process will now reopen as a suitable tenant for the venue is sought.

O’s chairman Barry Hearn has confirmed they have submitted an application for permission to move but has said they would not do so if the issue of the athletics track between the pitch and supporters cannot be resolved.

Speaking to the club’s official website, Hearn said: “We are asking for a 25,000-seat stadium and we want to see if we can get around the athletics track.

“It has to stay, we know that. But can we build up, if not down, and see if it’s possible to get it covered while we play?

“If it isn’t possible, it isn’t – and we wouldn’t move in with a running track between the pitch and the crowd.

“We have submitted an application for permission to move to the Football League, and that permission is something that West Ham don’t yet have.”