There's trouble brewing in the Mill Hill area, where SLLB Architects claim to have finally been given permission to convert a cold war nuclear bunker, situated just off Partingdale Lane, into a luxury home, complete with new glass penthouse.

A council spokesman said: "There are various conditions to be satisfied which involve the use of appropriate materials and the preservation of important historical features such as the plant room and a central map room surrounded by a circulatory corridor."

But local historians aren't happy with the decision, and plan to fight on. More here and here. For some fascination photographs of the inside, I can't recommend this link high enough.

Bomb-proof investment [January 27, 2005]
Duck and cover [September 27, 2004]