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Lelystad council backs 92 social rental apartments in Lelystad Haven

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Lelystad’s municipal council is set to approve a plan by housing foundation Centrada for 92 social rental apartments in Lelystad Haven, on the site of the current skate park along the Binnendijk. The project consists of two buildings of seven and eight storeys. Land development could begin in the second quarter of 2027, with construction of the apartments planned to start after the summer of that year.

The plan has a projected land-development deficit of more than €1 million, mainly because of relatively low land revenues and the high cost of parking facilities. Several parties raised concerns about the deficit and about the lack of a mix of social and more expensive housing in the project, while others pointed to the demand for social housing and the distribution of that mix across the city. The skate park and playing field will be relocated; new facilities are planned on the east side of the buildings, while the existing ones are to remain accessible for as long as possible.

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Lelystad council considers demolition of De Trommel complex

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Most parties on Lelystad’s city council supported demolishing the De Trommel shopping complex in the city centre, at Agorahof and the Dukaat Passage. The municipal executive wants to demolish it next summer and has asked the council to allocate €2.2 million for demolition, depreciation, temporary facilities and planning costs. The earlier plan to replace the complex, partly with a new pop venue, failed after no developer agreed to build within the available budget. The municipality now plans to seek a new developer in 2028. Three tenants still occupy the complex, two with contracts running until 2030. The Party for the Animals was the only party calling for the building to be preserved and redeveloped. Other parties supported demolition, while differing over when to consult residents and the market about what should replace it. Mooi Lelystad proposed holding that consultation by the third quarter of 2027, while the VVD favoured an early-2027 consultation. Alderman Sanne de Wilde said the municipality wants to move ahead but that development should be carefully coordinated with other city-centre projects. The council is due to decide on the demolition in November.