ACTRESS Cate Blanchett has “kicked up a stink” during the building of her Cornish mansion - after locals complained about the smell of the portable toilets.

The Hollywood actress has been building a five-bedroom eco-home and previously upset neighbours with the noise of construction.

But further complaints have now been made about the smell from the temporary toilets in place at the site - and a stench that is ruining the tranquility of visitors to the area.

The Lord of the Rings star, 55, and her playwright husband Andrew Upton, 58, bought the £1.6 million cottage in Mawgan Porth in Cornwall.

The original structure has since been demolished to be replaced it with a five-bedroom eco-home.

Latest pictures show the house renovations still ongoing - and the smell and sound of the pumping loos has not gone unnoticed.

One visitor said: "We were going into the hot tub at the hotel next door and had a bit of a smell.

''You could hear the noise that sounded like the portable toilets.''

His wife added: "It did provide quite a recognisable smell."

Another visitor to the site said they also experienced an 'unpleasant smell.'

He added: "If you're staying in hotel which is right next to them, you would be annoyed especially after paying a lot of money just to smell Cate Blanchett's portable toilets.

"There's a lot of outdoor seating at the hotel so if the winds blowing that way it can't be nice.

"It's very unpleasant to smell, you can't really enjoy the view so you'd have to move out the way and further up the cliff path."

The actress had also bought a neighbouring plot of land and applied for permission to turn it into a new access and parking area for four cars.

The proposal was met with anger by locals in the Cornish village who feared it was being transformed into a 'Hollywood-on-sea' location.

The couple were also accused in official objections of a 'total disregard' during construction - with claims it has 'destroyed holidays'.

The change of use application for the field was withdrawn last year and new plans are yet to be submitted.

Among those objecting at the time was holiday let owner Karen Burgess who accused the celebrity couple of having a "total disregard" for their neighbours during the lengthy build process.

Ms Burgess 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."

Hitting back at Ms Burgess’s objections, architects Watershedd, claimed it was a case of mistaken identity.

They added: "Throughout the whole process of the build on our clients’ property, we have been in regular communication with friendly and accommodating neighbours to ensure that they are aware of works starting, and to alleviate any concerns regarding usual or anticipated construction noise or disturbances."