Somerset nuclear bunker could be turned into holiday home

The nuclear bunker was used during the Cold War and is one of 1,500 of its kind

A former Cold War nuclear bunker could be turned into a holiday home.

Neil McCallum has applied for planning permission to turn a bunker in Holford, Somerset, into a holiday let.

The nuclear bunker is one of 1,500 of its kind constructed in the 1950s to provide emergency shelter.

If given the go-ahead, it will accommodate two people on single fold-down beds and include a kitchen, toilet, shower room and patio area.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, most of the Cold War bunkers in the UK were decommissioned in the late-1960s.

Some remained in active use until the USSR's collapse in December 1991.

Mr McCallum has applied for planning permission to turn a bunker into a holiday let

Mr McCallum intends to expose the bunker on the northern and western sides and partially extend it, installing solar panels to provide energy for heating and lighting.

A spokesman for Shattock Associates, representing Mr McCallum, said: "The concealed bunker will be accessed via a new stair built within the proposed lightwell.

"The bunker will be used as a retreat by the applicant, but will also be available to rent by like-minded holiday-makers."

Somerset West and Taunton Council is expected to make a decision on the plans by 31 March.