I’ll WAR with council to get my £50m ‘Burj al Gypsy’ built, vows Alfie Best

It comes after business titan Alfie celebrated on a £9million superyacht and splashed out on a £500,000 Rolls Royce following his Sunday Times Rich List success.”That, hopefully, is what we want to put in – a budget hotel.

Britain's richest Gypsy Alfie Best, who founded caravan park titan Wyldecrest Parks
Britain’s richest Gypsy Alfie Best, who founded caravan park titan Wyldecrest ParksCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Alfie wants to build the 'Burj al Gypsy' in Thurrock (pictured: Plans for how the tower might look if erected in Essex)
Alfie wants to build the ‘Burj al Gypsy’ in Thurrock (pictured: Plans for how the tower might look if erected in Essex)Credit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture
The Thurrock site would feature a penthouse, rooftop restaurant, 'co-living' spaces and a spa
The Thurrock site would feature a penthouse, rooftop restaurant, ‘co-living’ spaces and a spaCredit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture
The Wyldecrest Park site in Thurrock, Essex, which Alfie plans to turn into an 'iconic' superstructure
The Wyldecrest Park site in Thurrock, Essex, which Alfie plans to turn into an ‘iconic’ superstructureCredit: wyldecrest

He said: “I’ll 100% take the project elsewhere if not given planning permission.”It’s not being built in Mayfair, Knightsbridge or central London, it’s being built in a working town on the outskirts, on the corridor of the centre of London.”That’s exactly what I’m doing here [in Qatar] – looking for other spaces if we’re refused in the UK.Over the next few months, Alfie’s team will be putting in a pre-application for planning permission for Essex – but the man himself was yesterday in Qatar, scoping out other potential sites.

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The businessman, who founded caravan park titan Wyldecrest Parks, told The Sun that he wants the structure, dubbed the ‘Burj al Gypsy’, to become “iconic” and revitalise the area.”Will there be a five-star restaurant? Absolutely – but there will be no five-star hotel.”As well as his holiday property empire, Alfie is also the owner of non-league East Thurrock United, which he snapped up during Covid.His current lifestyle is a sharp contrast to his humble origins, having been born in a roadside caravan and taught to work from an early age.

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But he added that while his first preference is for the tower to be built for working people in Essex, if he cannot get planning permission then he will take his scheme to the Middle East instead.But he now spends his time browsing £25million apartments in Monaco’s millionaire’s playground after moving earlier this year.

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BRITAIN’S richest Gypsy has vowed to go to war with the council to get his mega-skyscraper off the ground. When asked if it would contain luxurious five-star hotels and restaurants, Alfie said: “If we take it to the Middle East it will be built for that.The father-of-two boasts a £10million yacht moored in Cannes, along with a £4million Knightsbridge townhouse.Alfie is currently on track to reach his first billion and join the ranks of Britain’s 165 billionaires.

Floor plans for the penthouse at the top of the structure
Floor plans for the penthouse at the top of the structureCredit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture
Below the penthouse and the gym/cafe area are the apartments
Below the penthouse and the gym/cafe area are the apartmentsCredit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture
Beneath the apartments is the 'co-living' area
Beneath the apartments is the ‘co-living’ areaCredit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture
Office space: Plans for the Essex site also include room for an office area
Office space: Plans for the Essex site also include room for an office areaCredit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture
Alfie was born to Romani gypsies in a caravan on the side of a road near Leicester, he started work before he was ten
Alfie was born to Romani gypsies in a caravan on the side of a road near Leicester, he started work before he was tenCredit: Twitter
The site is set to include a number of green spaces
The site is set to include a number of green spacesCredit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture

“It pains me not to be investing in the UK – I’d rather be investing in the UK.”Alfie built his fortune after founding caravan park group Wyldecrest Parks – which is worth around £947 million.”As the project moves forward, it promises to set new standards in sustainable and integrated community living.”His vast net worth climbed a further £202 million in the last year. 

Millionaire Alfie Best, who owns his own Airbus ACH130 helicopter, is seeking planning permission to build a 28-storey megastructure
Millionaire Alfie Best, who owns his own Airbus ACH130 helicopter, is seeking planning permission to build a 28-storey megastructureCredit: Arthur Edwards / The Sun
The dad-of-two boasts a whopping property portfolio, including ten rental villas in Barbados, and a Hertfordshire golf course
The dad-of-two boasts a whopping property portfolio, including ten rental villas in Barbados, and a Hertfordshire golf courseCredit: Alfie Best – supplied
Alfie moved to Monaco to live the high life after building a business empire
Alfie moved to Monaco to live the high life after building a business empireCredit: Twitter

If the Thurrock scheme is not greenlit, plans for cheap hotels and affordability go out the window – in favour of five-star hotels and luxury restaurants for the Middle East’s wealthiest few.Alfie estimated the cost of the Essex project as around £50million, though it is understood that it could cost up to twice that much – particularly if it becomes a haven for the ultra-rich in Qatar.Alfie Best, 54, plans to build the 28-storey Wyldecrest Park Tower boasting a spa, gym, hotel and business centre in Thurrock, Essex, over a period of five years.He is now among the 350 wealthiest men and women in Britain, earning himself a spot on the exclusive list.

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Alia Beyg, of Aqua Architecture ltd, said: “The Wyldecrest Park Tower at 857 Wyldecrest Parks, Thurrock represents a forward-thinking approach to urban development, combining living, working, and leisure in a single eco-friendly and holistic environment.

Picturied: What the café and gallery in the 'active frontage' may look like
Picturied: What the café and gallery in the ‘active frontage’ may look likeCredit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture
The building is also set to include a spa along the lower levels
The building is also set to include a spa along the lower levelsCredit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture
Alfie Best says he wants to build the project in Essex - but will take it to the Middle East if he's scuppered
Alfie Best says he wants to build the project in Essex – but will take it to the Middle East if he’s scupperedCredit: Vandercom Films
The project is expected to take around five years, Alfie said (pictured: How the site might look when complete)
The project is expected to take around five years, Alfie said (pictured: How the site might look when complete)Credit: Alia Beyg/Aqua Architecture

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