Plans to demolish De Trommel divide Lelystad council

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Most parties in Lelystad’s city council supported demolishing De Trommel, a shopping complex at the Agorahof and Dukaat Passage. The mayor and aldermen proposed demolishing it next summer and spending €2.2 million on demolition, depreciation, temporary facilities and planning costs. A new development, potentially including a pop venue, would not be pursued until 2028, after a developer could not be found for the earlier plan. Three tenants still occupy the complex, two with contracts running until 2030.

The Party for the Animals was the only party calling for the complex to be preserved and redeveloped. Other parties differed over when to consult the market about what should replace it: Mooi Lelystad proposed doing so by the third quarter of 2027, while the VVD preferred early 2027. Alderman Sanne de Wilde said the municipality had time until 2028 but should proceed carefully. The council was due to decide on De Trommel in November.

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Lelystad withdraws proposal for caravan locations

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Lelystad alderman Emiel van der Herberg withdrew a proposal to investigate a lawn on the Bosweg as a location for 16 caravans, after the municipal council criticized the plan. The original proposal also examined the Houttuinen area in Beukenhof for a total of 38 caravans. The college of mayor and aldermen will return with a revised proposal covering the Bosweg, Zuiderhage, De Akkers and other possible locations. The council had asked for more clarity on how the locations were selected and had raised concerns about the impact on allotment gardens and existing residents near the Vaartweg trailer site. The college will continue work on an area vision for Houttuinen and says it will involve local residents and other stakeholders in the process. Parties on the council also called for Zuiderhage and De Akkers to be considered, while some argued that the Bosweg was inconsistent with an earlier decision against housing in the Noordzoom area. A follow-up study of the Bosweg had been budgeted at €107,000, but the proposal was withdrawn before a final decision on the locations was requested.