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Families living near a multi-million pound clifftop building site that has collapsed three times in five months say they hope the latest rockfall will put an end to the planned work.
Locals near Whipsiderry Cliffs in Newquay, Cornwall, have fought a long-running battle with developer Living Quarter Properties which has planning permission to build seven £1m homes at the beauty spot.
Dramatic footage shows thousands of tonnes of rock plummeting down the 200ft cliff next to the luxury development site, where locals fear any houses will be snapped up as second homes.
It comes after there were also major cliff falls at the site in November and December. Steps down to the beach have been blocked since the first fall and the area is now only accessible at low tide from a neighbouring beach.
Prince William and Love Island star Lucie Donlan previously joined angry Newquay residents in fighting plans to concrete up the wild cliff face overlooking Whipsiderry beach on the coastal walk.
Dramatic footage shows thousands of tonnes of rock plummeting down the 200ft cliff next to a luxury development site which has been earmarked for seven new second homes worth £7million
Local resident Leah Steward, 48, who lives 100m from the cliffs, told MailOnline the continuing work is 'bonkers'
After the latest rock fall local residents have now called on Cornwall Council to stop the development altogether, claiming it is 'an absolute miracle' how no one has died.
Local resident Leah Steward, 48, who lives 100m from the cliffs said: 'I have always been against cliff works here. It's bonkers.
'They have been told for years by experts that it's not safe to proceed but they have carried on.
'Who is going to insure a house on the cliff edge that keeps collapsing, it's hopeless. Where will the rockfalls stop, back at the road?
'I hope this last rockfall puts a final nail in it. The developers say it's nothing to do with the work they are doing but how can that be the case.
'My fear is we have lost that beach now, there is no safe way down there any more.'
Earlier this month, Living Quarter Properties submitted plans to add rock bolts and meshing to the cliffs to help stabilise them, which is still being considered by the council.
The Save Whipsiderry Cliffs campaign said the latest incident, which happened on April 13, should mean the scheme was now scrapped for good
Robin and Gill Barber say that local anger about the construction project is not being listened to (Pictured with their dog, Teddy)
Peter Scobie, 54, used to enjoy the beach below the cliffs several times a week, but now no-one can access it due to the risk of more rock falls
They claimed in the latest application the cliff was 'more stable' than before and there was now 'exposure of good quality rock on its face'.
However, the Save Whipsiderry Cliffs campaign said the latest incident, which happened on April 13, should mean the scheme was now scrapped for good.
The land at the centre of the controversy was bought by the developers for a reported £300,000 in 2007.
A report submitted to planners for the project described the cliff face as 'currently unstable' but said the previous landslip had improved its stability.
The report read: 'The cliff profile is no longer undercut, making remediation simpler, and there is exposure of good quality rock on the face.'
It suggests that rock
