Leiden’s city council is due to decide early next year on the future of a major plan involving apartment buildings, an extension of the Kooilaan and a longer tunnel with a roof park along the Willem de Zwijgerlaan. The decision followed a debate on Thursday evening.

It was also reported that residents had mistakenly been told that the tunnel itself was under discussion. The discussion concerned the park planned on top of the tunnel, rather than the tunnel’s construction.