Thursday 8 September 2022 12:05 AM Chris Hemsworth to build an $8.6million 'celebrity guesthouse' in Byron Bay trends now
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky's plans to build a second home on a massive 35-hectare site in Byron Bay, New South Wales, have been approved.
The Hollywood couple was given the green light in August to build a 'celebrity guesthouse' next to their own $30million mansion, which disgruntled neighbours compared to a Westfield shopping centre due to its size and monolithic design.
Hemsworth bought the land for $4.25million in 2019 and proposed $4.4million worth of works, bringing the finished property to $8.6 million, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky's (pictured) plans to build a second home on a massive 35-hectare site in Byron Bay, NSW, have been approved
Detailed plans show the home will have two dwellings with a total of seven bedrooms; the primary mini-mansion will include five bedrooms while the second home will have two, each with its own ensuite bathroom.
The sprawling residence will have four levels, as well as a butler's pantry and swimming pool.
A second building will sit next to a pond, which already has a cabana and firepit.
Plans (seen here) for a new four-level home on Hemsworth's property were lodged for final approval last year. Hemsworth and Pataky were given the green light in August
Last year, Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed the Hemsworths were hoping to build another mansion less than a kilometre from the mansion they currently call home
A garage will comfortably hold three Ferraris for the Hemsworths or their Hollywood mates, who are expected to bunker down at the new pad.
Last year, Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed the Hemsworths were hoping to build another mansion less than a kilometre from the mansion they currently call home.
The proposed buildings have been designed by award-winning Byron Bay-based firm Harley Graham Architects.
Development plans were first lodged in March 2021, with a final draft being submitted with Byron Bay Shire Council in July.
Detailed plans (pictured) show the home will have two dwellings with a total of seven bedrooms; the primary mini-mansion will include five bedrooms while the second home will have two, each with its own ensuite bathroom
The sprawling residence will have four levels, as well as a butler's pantry and swimming pool
Coincidentally, the final plans were delivered at the same time news emerged the Hemsworths were considering selling their existing Byron Bay mansion.
Those rumours turned out to be incorrect as the Hollywood super star continued his scheme to expand the family's real-estate empire in Australia's hottest beachside community.
The new dwelling is about a kilometre as the crow flies from his current mansion, which sits on a relatively modest four hectares on New South Wales' north coast.
Sources told Daily Mail Australia Hemsworth will likely use the property to house his A-lister mates while they are filming Down Under.
A garage will comfortably hold three Ferraris for the Hemsworths or their Hollywood mates
The new dwelling is about a kilometre as the crow flies from his current mansion, which sits on a relatively modest four hectares on New South Wales' north coast
Hemsworth's latest film Thor: Love and Thunder brought a star-studded cast to Australia, including Matt Damon and Natalie Portman.
'I guess when you are a superhero, one McMansion in Byron is not nearly enough,' a source said.
'You need three for all your Hollywood mates to come and stay and privately quarantine while the rest of us have to stay in crappy hotels for two weeks.'
Daily Mail Australia further revealed Hemsworth came under fire for building a large stable complex on his existing property, knocking the top off a hill to create an enormous horse ring complete with jumping fences.
Here is the final draft of a four-story dwelling Hemsworth is set to build on land he owns near his existing mansion in Byron Bay
The source claimed Hemsworth did not seek council approval to build the structure.
'Apparently his mates call it "El Caballo Blanco", named after a large equine Andalusian theme park that operated in western Sydney in the 70s, 80s and 90s,' the source said.
It is understood the equine facilities
