Cate Blanchett has been accused of 'destroying holidays' with her 'noisy' renovation company works on her £5million Cornwall eco home.
The Australian actress, 54, and her husband Andrew Upton bought and demolished a former cottage in Mawgan Porth in 2020 to make way for their five-bedroom eco-home.
She was then been accused of a 'blatant land grab' by purchasing an additional plot of land with plans to turn it into a driveway and parking for the holiday home.
And the plans have sparked a fresh row with a Cornwall holiday home owner, who has accused her of having a 'total disregard' for neighbours with the renovations.
Karen Burgess, who owns a neighbouring holiday let, alleged that 'noise' from the construction has 'destroyed' the holidays of her guests across the past year.
Cate Blanchett (pictured) has been accused of 'destroying holidays' with her 'noisy' renovation works on her £5million Cornwall eco home in Mawgan Porth
In a complaint filed to Cornwall Council's planning portal, she claimed to have lost £60,000 in rental revenue due to the construction, Cornwall Live reported.
She claimed she is still having to advertise her holiday home as being impacted by construction noise, but architect firm Watershedd insisted the noise is coming from another development rather than Cate's.
In her January objection to the latest plans, she reportedly said: 'I am deeply concerned that there has already been a total disregard for the noise that has destroyed the family holidays of all my guests [...] throughout 2023.
'The losses are more than £60,000 last year and still we are having to advertise as a property effected by building noise, we thought [Blanchett's property] work was finally over and now there is a new application for ground works, this work should NOT be permitted during the holiday season.
'Never before in the bay, have we ever experienced such a blatant disregard for the people who flock here for their holidays and residents' enjoyment of the area during the holiday season.'
However, a spokesperson for Watershedd - the architect firm behind Cate's build - denied her claims and said the noise is coming from other nearby developments.
Karen Burgess, who owns a neighbouring holiday let, alleged that 'noise' from the construction has 'destroyed' the holidays of her guests. Pictured: The development under construction
They told Cornwall Live: 'She cannot be referring to our clients' property where there were no noisy works during the peak holiday period last year, once again, our clients' property has been mistaken for other works going on in Mawgan Porth.'
The firm added that it is has been in regular communication with neighbours to lessen any concerns around construction noise and answer any questions.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Cate's representatives and Watershedd for comment.
The objection comes amid plans to turn part of an adjoining field being used as a construction compound, into a new access and parking area for the luxury pad.
Cate's proposed new driveway and car park will give her and her guests level access into the hilltop pad from the rear, saving them from trekking up flights of steps at the front.
The application has exasperated long-term residents who claimed they have been priced out of the area and are forced to endure constant building works.
Former military medic Emma Keelan, 45, who now works as a dog walker, lived in Mawgan Porth for almost 20 years but was forced out of the village and into temporary accommodation during Covid when her landlord decided to turn the rental property into a holiday let.
Mawgan Porth (pictured, stock image) has been nicknamed 'Hollywood-On-Sea' by locals because of its new-found popularity with celebrities
She said: 'It's unbelievable how all these Celebrities and wealthy people behave. How much is enough? They've bought the houses for crazy amounts of money but they just want more and more.
'If they get permission for this what next? Normal people already can't afford to live here any more, look how it is in the winter, it's a ghost town.
'When I first moved here in 2002 there was livestock grazing the fields on that clifftop, now there's just big houses that are empty for most of the year.
'I'm sorry but I get so emotional about this.'
Another resident, who has lived in Mawgan Porth for 18 years but didn't want to be named, previously said: 'The whole situation with that road is a mess. It's the lorries coming up and down, it's a never ending building site.
'It's pretty grim to be honest. In the time I've been here it's changed 100%. It's not on really, especially when she doesn't live here year round.
'None of them live here full-time but it's a non-stop building site, it's not really fair to the people that do.
'Cate does support the community, her and her family go to the surf school and they're actually really sound people.
The seaside village is located on the north coast of Cornwall close to Newquay
'But how much more do you need? She got permission for what she got but now wants more. It's grim but I can't see this situation ever stopping in our lifetime.'
When finished, the three-storey home will boast four bedrooms, a basement swimming pool and showers, even an area for surfboards and wetsuits.
At ground floor, the house will have four bedrooms including a 'bunk' room with a first floor living room, kitchen, dining room, double-sided fireplace, terrace and walled garden.
A green sedum roof will have special boulder features to blend in with the beach below.
The village of Mawgan Porth where Cate has bought is dubbed 'Hollywood-on-Sea' after actors Jason Statham, Jason Momoa and Jamie Dornan were also said to have snapped up holiday homes there.
Locals are upset by the sudden influx of multimillionaires to the village and say 'Cornwall's best kept secret' is on the brink of being overrun by second homeowners who are knocking down traditional 1930s bungalows to build 'James Bond-esque Lego blocks' which nobody can afford.
Land Registry records show that Cate bought the former cottage for £1.6million in December, 2020, and then shelled out £1.25million a year later for the adjoining field.
In a statement, her planning agent said: 'The proposed re-development of [the house] and its replacement was driven by the desire to make a more efficient use of this unique site, and to provide a sustainable dwelling that can be enjoyed by the applicant's multi-generational family.
The Australian actress, 54, and her husband Andrew Upton (pictured) bought and demolished a former cottage in Mawgan Porth in 2020 to make way for their five-bedroom eco-home
'The applicants purchased the field site separately and subsequent to the purchase of [the house] specifically to ensure that the land was not developed with housing that could potentially encroach upon the amenities of their new home, which is sat within a comparatively constrained plot area when compared with others in the area.
'The driveway and parking area has been designed sensitively to minimise visual impact from surrounding vistas, helping the wider field to remain as a key landscape feature with every attempt made to blend the access seamlessly into the landscape.
'Within the wider landscape, the proposed access and parking area would not have a significant landscape impact and would not result in an unacceptable change in character of the land.'
Cate also owns a £5million country estate near Crowborough, East Sussex, where she also bought up land next door - a £1.5million farmhouse with 100 acres.
The Australian actress, 54, and her husband Andrew Upton bought and demolished a former cottage in Mawgan Porth in 2020 to make way for their five-bedroom eco-home.
She was then been accused of a 'blatant land grab' by purchasing an additional plot of land with plans to turn it into a driveway and parking for the holiday home.
And the plans have sparked a fresh row with a Cornwall holiday home owner, who has accused her of having a 'total disregard' for neighbours with the renovations.
Karen Burgess, who owns a neighbouring holiday let, alleged that 'noise' from the construction has 'destroyed' the holidays of her guests across the past year.
Cate Blanchett (pictured) has been accused of 'destroying holidays' with her 'noisy' renovation works on her £5million Cornwall eco home in Mawgan Porth
In a complaint filed to Cornwall Council's planning portal, she claimed to have lost £60,000 in rental revenue due to the construction, Cornwall Live reported.
She claimed she is still having to advertise her holiday home as being impacted by construction noise, but architect firm Watershedd insisted the noise is coming from another development rather than Cate's.
In her January objection to the latest plans, she reportedly said: 'I am deeply concerned that there has already been a total disregard for the noise that has destroyed the family holidays of all my guests [...] throughout 2023.
'The losses are more than £60,000 last year and still we are having to advertise as a property effected by building noise, we thought [Blanchett's property] work was finally over and now there is a new application for ground works, this work should NOT be permitted during the holiday season.
'Never before in the bay, have we ever experienced such a blatant disregard for the people who flock here for their holidays and residents' enjoyment of the area during the holiday season.'
However, a spokesperson for Watershedd - the architect firm behind Cate's build - denied her claims and said the noise is coming from other nearby developments.
Karen Burgess, who owns a neighbouring holiday let, alleged that 'noise' from the construction has 'destroyed' the holidays of her guests. Pictured: The development under construction
They told Cornwall Live: 'She cannot be referring to our clients' property where there were no noisy works during the peak holiday period last year, once again, our clients' property has been mistaken for other works going on in Mawgan Porth.'
The firm added that it is has been in regular communication with neighbours to lessen any concerns around construction noise and answer any questions.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Cate's representatives and Watershedd for comment.
The objection comes amid plans to turn part of an adjoining field being used as a construction compound, into a new access and parking area for the luxury pad.
Cate's proposed new driveway and car park will give her and her guests level access into the hilltop pad from the rear, saving them from trekking up flights of steps at the front.
The application has exasperated long-term residents who claimed they have been priced out of the area and are forced to endure constant building works.
Former military medic Emma Keelan, 45, who now works as a dog walker, lived in Mawgan Porth for almost 20 years but was forced out of the village and into temporary accommodation during Covid when her landlord decided to turn the rental property into a holiday let.
Mawgan Porth (pictured, stock image) has been nicknamed 'Hollywood-On-Sea' by locals because of its new-found popularity with celebrities
She said: 'It's unbelievable how all these Celebrities and wealthy people behave. How much is enough? They've bought the houses for crazy amounts of money but they just want more and more.
'If they get permission for this what next? Normal people already can't afford to live here any more, look how it is in the winter, it's a ghost town.
'When I first moved here in 2002 there was livestock grazing the fields on that clifftop, now there's just big houses that are empty for most of the year.
'I'm sorry but I get so emotional about this.'
Another resident, who has lived in Mawgan Porth for 18 years but didn't want to be named, previously said: 'The whole situation with that road is a mess. It's the lorries coming up and down, it's a never ending building site.
'It's pretty grim to be honest. In the time I've been here it's changed 100%. It's not on really, especially when she doesn't live here year round.
'None of them live here full-time but it's a non-stop building site, it's not really fair to the people that do.
'Cate does support the community, her and her family go to the surf school and they're actually really sound people.
The seaside village is located on the north coast of Cornwall close to Newquay
'But how much more do you need? She got permission for what she got but now wants more. It's grim but I can't see this situation ever stopping in our lifetime.'
When finished, the three-storey home will boast four bedrooms, a basement swimming pool and showers, even an area for surfboards and wetsuits.
At ground floor, the house will have four bedrooms including a 'bunk' room with a first floor living room, kitchen, dining room, double-sided fireplace, terrace and walled garden.
A green sedum roof will have special boulder features to blend in with the beach below.
The village of Mawgan Porth where Cate has bought is dubbed 'Hollywood-on-Sea' after actors Jason Statham, Jason Momoa and Jamie Dornan were also said to have snapped up holiday homes there.
Locals are upset by the sudden influx of multimillionaires to the village and say 'Cornwall's best kept secret' is on the brink of being overrun by second homeowners who are knocking down traditional 1930s bungalows to build 'James Bond-esque Lego blocks' which nobody can afford.
Land Registry records show that Cate bought the former cottage for £1.6million in December, 2020, and then shelled out £1.25million a year later for the adjoining field.
In a statement, her planning agent said: 'The proposed re-development of [the house] and its replacement was driven by the desire to make a more efficient use of this unique site, and to provide a sustainable dwelling that can be enjoyed by the applicant's multi-generational family.
The Australian actress, 54, and her husband Andrew Upton (pictured) bought and demolished a former cottage in Mawgan Porth in 2020 to make way for their five-bedroom eco-home
'The applicants purchased the field site separately and subsequent to the purchase of [the house] specifically to ensure that the land was not developed with housing that could potentially encroach upon the amenities of their new home, which is sat within a comparatively constrained plot area when compared with others in the area.
'The driveway and parking area has been designed sensitively to minimise visual impact from surrounding vistas, helping the wider field to remain as a key landscape feature with every attempt made to blend the access seamlessly into the landscape.
'Within the wider landscape, the proposed access and parking area would not have a significant landscape impact and would not result in an unacceptable change in character of the land.'
Cate also owns a £5million country estate near Crowborough, East Sussex, where she also bought up land next door - a £1.5million farmhouse with 100 acres.