Russian tycoon who sparked neighbour row after attempting to erect ‘Berlin Wall’ fence around £2.8m home given green light to build mega-mansion
Russian businessman Alexander Mosionzhik has received approval from Buckinghamshire Council to build a mega-mansion on his Marlow estate.
The new country home will replace the existing property at Wymers, located on the leafy Burroughs Grove Hill off Wycombe Road.
Plans for the mansion were submitted to the council in August 2024 and have now been given the green light.
The new building will maintain roughly the same footprint as the original property.
Mosionzhik owns the 12-hectare estate alongside Irina Anatolyevan Kiryuhina, planning documents have revealed.
The new mansion will feature underfloor heating and boast “improved design and environmental performance”, the plans have indicated.
Floorplans reveal a ground floor containing a kitchen, drawing room and entrance hall.
The first floor will house five bedrooms, each with its own ensuite bathroom.
The luxury property will also include a gym and a dedicated ‘dressing’ area.
The development marks another change to the estate since Mosionzhik purchased it last year.
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Mosionzhik, who is a former energy tycoon having previously chaired Russian oil trading company Nafta-Moskva, gained notoriety locally after submitting controversial plans for his Marlow Bottom estate in 2023.
The businessman became embroiled in a planning row with residents when he proposed erecting a two-metre fence around the property.
Neighbours described the proposal as “ugly, austere and prison-like” at the time.
The fence was reportedly intended to deter “break-ins, arsons and trespassing” at the estate.
Mosionzhik later submitted plans to replace metal gates with 1.5-metre “estate-style” alternatives and an automated intercom system.
One local resident, Robert Browning, who had lived in the village for 35 years, objected strongly to the original fence plans.
In his submission to the council, he wrote: “Why would anyone propose a Berlin Wall in our village? What do they intend to do behind it? When will the tree felling start?”
Following the outcry, Mosionzhik altered his plans.
A less obtrusive green chain-link fence was eventually installed around the property.