The chief executive of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has stressed that there are no plans to allow Chelsea to play matches at Twickenham while Stamford Bridge is redeveloped.
Last week Chelsea were granted planning permission for a £500 million, 60,000-seater stadium on the site of the current ground, but will require a temporary home for three years while it is built.
Residents near the 82,000-capacity Twickenham stadium, in south-west London, have opposed the idea of it being used by the Blues.
The Twickenham Member of Parliament Dr Tania Mathias wrote to RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie to express her concerns after the new Stamford Bridge got the go-ahead.