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Cate Blanchett sparks fresh row as she is accused of 'destroying holidays' with the 'noisy' renovations on her sprawling £5million Cornwall 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.
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. 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. 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.
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