| Tall buildings in the Birmingham metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Tallest building | Octagon (2025) |
| Tallest building height | 155 m (509 ft) |
| First 150 m+ building | Octagon (2025) |
| Number of tall buildings | |
| Taller than 50 m (164 ft) | 168 (2025) |
| Taller than 100 m (328 ft) | 13 (2025) |
| Taller than 150 m (492 ft) | 2 (2025) |
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area, West Midlands ranks buildings and free-standing structures by height, based on standard height measurements that include spires and architectural details but exclude extraneous elements added after completion of the building. [1]
The City of Birmingham has more than 270 tall buildings and structures within its city boundaries, making it the most built-up city in the United Kingdom outside of London. [2] [3] [4] It is home to the majority of the 420 tall buildings and structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area.
The joint-tallest buildings in the City of Birmingham are Octagon, a 49-storey tower which forms part of the Paradise development in Birmingham City Centre; and One Eastside, a 51-storey tower on James Watt Queensway. These two residential skyscrapers stand at 155 metres (509 feet), surpassing Birmingham's previous tallest residential building, the 132-metre (433 ft) Mercian tower, and its tallest structure, the 140-metre (460 ft) BT Tower.
The City of Birmingham currently has 14 buildings and structures completed at a height of 100 metres or more and a further three under construction. This is the third highest number of completed or under construction tall buildings and structures (≥100m) of any city in the United Kingdom. [5] [6]
The first structure to reach a height of 100 metres was the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, constructed in 1908 and located in the Edgbaston area of the city. It remains the tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. [7]
High-rise construction in Birmingham did not begin in earnest until the post war redevelopment of the 1960s and 1970s, when more than 25 commercial buildings taller than 50 metres were erected within the city centre and westwards along Broad Street to Five Ways and Hagley Road. Two further structures over 100 metres were built during this period – the 152-metre BT Tower, which remains the tallest non-building structure in Birmingham, albeit at a reduced height of 140 metres, [a] and the 100-metre, Grade II listed Alpha Tower. Other notable high-rise office buildings included Quayside Tower and Metropolitan House, both designed by John Madin and since refurbished.
This era also saw more than 150 residential tower blocks of between 12 and 32 storeys built in clusters around the periphery of the city centre and throughout its suburbs, helping to cement Birmingham's reputation as a Brutalist city. [9] By the 1990s, most of these system-built high-rises had fallen into disrepair and have since been demolished in large-scale regeneration schemes. These include all but two of the 34 tower blocks constructed on the Castle Vale estate, along with significant numbers in Aston, Lee Bank and Hodge Hill. However, in a quirk of local authority restructuring, most of the 51 blocks built in the East Birmingham suburb of Chelmsley Wood were transferred to the neighbouring metropolitan borough of Solihull in 1980, thus falling outside Birmingham City Council's programme of mass demolition.
Across the city, high-rise development slowed during the 1980s and 1990s, with few significant proposals emerging, but the turn of the 21st century saw a renewed interest in constructing tall buildings in central Birmingham. Completed in 2006, the 122-metre 10 Holloway Circus became the tallest habitable building in the city, while the Brindleyplace canalside development yielded a cluster of high-rise office buildings adjacent to the International Convention Centre and Birmingham Indoor Arena.
However, in the wake of the September 11 attacks, regulations imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Birmingham City Council's own 'High Places' planning policy framework restricted new buildings to a maximum height of around 120 metres, stymieing a number of appreciably taller proposals. [10] [11] These included the 245-metre Arena Central Tower, which at the time was set to become the tallest skyscraper in the United Kingdom. A number of subsequent proposals, including revised plans for a 152-metre V-shaped building at Arena Central, the 201-metre Regal Tower, and the 130-metre twin towers proposed for the New Street Station Gateway Plus project, succumbed to the 2008 financial crisis and were either scaled back or scrapped. [12] [13]
Consequently, Birmingham's most iconic 21st century buildings, including the Selfridges Building, Grand Central Station and the Library of Birmingham, are under 100 metres tall.
In recent years, the City Council has sought to encourage large-scale development, and a raft of tall buildings have been approved for construction across the City Core and all six of Birmingham's City Centre Quarters – Eastside, Digbeth, Westside and Ladywood, Southside and Highgate, the Jewellery Quarter and St George and St Chad. These developments will form a number of tall clusters across the city centre.
Home to some of Birmingham's tallest buildings, the City Core includes the 155-metre Octagon tower at the Paradise redevelopment site in the city's civic heart. Octagon, which is the tallest octagonally-shaped residential building in the world, [14] is set to be joined by 148-metre Centenary Tower and 110-metre Cambrian Wharf, both of which have been approved for construction. In the neighbouring Historic Colmore Business District stands 103 Colmore Row (108 metres) which, upon completion in 2022, became the tallest dedicated office building to be constructed outside of London since Alpha Tower in 1973. [15] In 2025, a mixed-use development called the Goods Station, incorporating four towers ranging in height from 63 to 153 metres, was approved on the site of the former Axis building adjacent to Alpha tower. [16]
Further to the east, in the Snow Hill Commercial District, plans have been submitted for 2 Snowhill Plaza, a 48-storey residential-led tower which is set to become one of the largest Build to Rent (BTR) schemes in the United Kingdom. [17]
In Westside and Ladywood, Moda Living's 132-metre Mercian residential tower was completed in 2022 and is currently the tallest of a cluster of high rise buildings around Broad Street and Brindleyplace. Other significant residential schemes in this area include 111-metre Cortland Broad Street, 102-metre Bank Tower II and the approved 100 Broad Street (103m). All are set to be surpassed by another residential tower, the 145-metre Essington, which was approved for construction in 2024.
The Eastside district is home to One Eastside, a 155-metre residential skyscraper which forms part of the gateway to Birmingham's new HS2 railway station at Curzon Street. [18] Along with 111-metre Silver Yard, One Eastside will be joined by a 124-metre tower at Glasswater Locks, which is currently under construction. [19] [20] Extending outwards from Birmingham's Knowledge Quarter, the £360m Curzon Wharf masterplan, intended to be the world's first net zero carbon mixed-use development, includes approval for two more tall buildings, one of which is a skyscraper rising to 172 metres. [21]
To the South East of the City Core, swathes of Digbeth are scheduled to be redeveloped, with 113-metre Boerma Tower currently under construction and others including the 146-metre Tower Leaf, 122-metre Garrison Circus tower, 108-metre Clyde Street tower and 102-metre Upper Trinity Street tower also approved. [22] [23] [24] A 32-storey mixed-use tower is planned to anchor the vast Smithfield site, [25] which will link Digbeth to the Southside and Highgate district, and another cluster of approved high-rises in and around the city's Gay Village and Chinese Quarter. [26] [27] [28] For nearby Smallbrook Queensway, plans have been submitted for a series of three towers up to 180-metres in height, with up to seven more tall buildings expected to transform the area between here and Holloway Circus in the forthcoming years. [29] On nearby Bristol Street, a distinctive bronze-coloured tower – the 40-storey Trifecta Residences – has also been approved for construction. [30]
Meanwhile, to the north west of the City Core, Moda Living's 126-metre residential tower on Great Charles Street, which is in the final stages of construction, has formed a gateway to St Paul's Square and the Jewellery Quarter, while at the same time marking the beginning of a high-rise convergence with the Snow Hill Commercial District. [31]
Of the Brutalist tower blocks that remain within the city's boundaries, the majority have either been comprehensively upgraded, sold to private operators, or earmarked for refurbishment. Druids Heath in South Birmingham is now the only estate with a significant cluster of the original 1960s blocks, although these are also set for demolition. [32]
In future, if all approved, proposed and planned projects come to fruition, Birmingham's skyline will comprise more than 400 tall buildings and structures, including eleven skyscrapers above 150 metres and a further 32 habitable towers above 100 metres.
Birmingham | Lichfield | |
Coventry | North Warwickshire | |
Wolverhampton | Nuneaton and Bedworth | |
Dudley | Redditch | |
Sandwell | South Staffordshire | |
Solihull | Stratford-upon-Avon | |
Walsall | Tamworth | |
Bromsgrove | Warwick | |
Cannock Chase | Urban hinterlands | |
The City of Birmingham forms the heart of an urban agglomeration located in the West Midlands region of England with a population of around 4.3 million, making it the second largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom after London. [33] In total, at least 420 tall buildings and structures lie within its morphological boundaries.
The Birmingham metropolitan area is composed of the three cities (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton) and four metropolitan boroughs (Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall) which make up the metropolitan county of the West Midlands, along with its commuter zones, which extend into neighbouring local authority districts including Bromsgrove and Redditch in Worcestershire; Cannock Chase, Lichfield, South Staffordshire and Tamworth in Staffordshire; and four of the five local authority districts of Warwickshire: North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Warwick itself. With the exceptions of Cannock Chase, Redditch and Stratford-upon-Avon, each of these authorities has at least one tall building or structure (≥35 metres) located within the boundaries of the Birmingham metropolitan area. [3] [1]
A number of sizeable urban settlements fall outside these boundaries but still form part of the metropolitan area's economic and infrastructural hinterland. [34] [35] [36] [37] Amongst them, the cathedral city of Lichfield, the towns of Cannock, Hednesford and Rugeley in Staffordshire, Rugby and Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, and Kidderminster in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire. For completeness, the tall buildings and structures in these places are included in the listings below but, for accuracy, are not designated a metropolitan area ranking.
The following listings are colour coded according to the authority in which they are located. The Birmingham metropolitan area map can be used to find the authority for each entry and, where the building or structure is not located in a city centre, its district, town or parish.
This list ranks all complete and topped out buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Buildings that have been demolished are not included.
Updated September 2025
This list ranks all complete and topped out buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that stand between 50 metres (164 ft) and 99 metres (325 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Buildings that have been demolished are not included.
Updated September 2025
This list ranks all buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that stand between 35 metres (115 ft) and 49 metres (161 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Currently updating
| Rank | Authority | Auth. Rank | Name | Image | Height | Floors | Year completed | Primary Use | District | Alternative Name/s | Coordinates | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | ||||||||||||
| 184= | Birmingham | 120= | Compass | | 49 | 161 | 15 | 2022 | Student accommodation | Eastside | 52°29′00″N1°52′44″W / 52.4833487°N 1.8788908°W | [221] | |
| Birmingham | Ladywood House | | 49 | 161 | 12 | 1970 | Office | City Centre | 52°28′43″N1°53′57″W / 52.4785939°N 1.8992460°W | [222] | |||
| Birmingham | St. Michael's Church | | 49 | 161 | – | 1855 | Place of Worship | Handsworth | 52°30′02″N1°55′27″W / 52.5004351°N 1.9242009°W | [223] | |||
| Coventry | 33 | Eaton House | | ~49 | ~161 | 13 | 1975 | Office | City Centre | Greyfriars House | 52°24′08″N1°30′53″W / 52.4020998°N 1.5146830°W | [224] | |
| Sandwell | 9 | Kenrick House | | 49 | 161 | 17 | 1967/2011 | Residential | West Bromwich | Glover Street Complex Kenrick Estate | 52°30′29″N1°59′05″W / 52.5079992°N 1.9846447°W | [225] | |
| – | Cannock Chase | 2 | Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph and St Etheldreda | | 49 | 161 | – | 1868 | Place of Worship | Rugeley | 52°45′32″N1°56′00″W / 52.7588167°N 1.93338411°W | [226] | |
| 189= | Birmingham | 123= | Bagot Street 2 | | 48 | 158 | 17 | 2018 | Student accommodation | Gun Quarter | Bagot Street Blocks D, E | 52°29′20″N1°53′35″W / 52.4888861°N 1.8929507°W | [227] |
| Birmingham | Broadway House | | 48 | 158 | 10 | 1976 | Mixed-use | Westside | 2 Broadway, Broadway Residences | 52°28′25″N1°55′05″W / 52.4736395°N 1.9179178°W | [228] | ||
| Birmingham | Emporium | | 48 | 158 | 15 | 2018 | Student accommodation | Eastside | 52°28′54″N1°53′20″W / 52.4817858°N 1.8887665°W | [229] | |||
| Birmingham | Landrow Place | | 48 | 158 | 14 | 2021 | Residential | Jewellery Quarter | Lionel House | 52°28′56″N1°54′21″W / 52.4820841°N 1.9057998°W | [230] | ||
| Birmingham | Ottawa Tower | | 48 | 158 | 16 | 1966/2015 | Residential | Edgbaston | Benmore Estate | 52°28′00″N1°53′59″W / 52.4665935°N 1.8998177°W | [231] | ||
| Birmingham | Warwick Crest | | 48 | 158 | 17 | 1963 | Residential | Edgbaston | Calthorpe Estate | 52°27′51″N1°54′55″W / 52.4642386°N 1.9151829°W | [232] | ||
| Coventry | 34= | Arundel House Block A | | 48 | 158 | 16 | 2020 | Student accommodation | Coventry University | Canvas Coventry Arundel House Nido Arundel House | 52°24′21″N1°30′09″W / 52.4057317°N 1.5025038°W | [233] | |
| Coventry | City Club Apartments | | 48 | 158 | 15 | 2019 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Canvas Coventry City Club Belgrade Plaza Phase 2 (Downing Students) | 52°24′40″N1°30′54″W / 52.4111542°N 1.5149728°W | [234] | ||
| Sandwell | 11= | Addenbrooke Court; Wesley Court | | 48 48 | 158 158 | 16 16 | 1967 1968 | Residential | Cradley Heath | Riddins Mound Estate | 52°30′30″N1°59′09″W / 52.5082883°N 1.9857085°W | [235] | |
| Sandwell | St Mary's House | | 48 | 158 | 17 | 1967/2000s | Residential | West Bromwich | Dartmouth Park | 52°31′22″N1°59′20″W / 52.5228232°N 1.9888445°W | [236] | ||
| 200= | Birmingham | 129= | Boulevard Southside | | 47 | 154 | 15 | T/O | Residential | Southside | Affinity Living Southside St Luke's, South Block A | 52°28′03″N1°54′03″W / 52.4676244°N 1.9008168°W | [237] |
| Birmingham | Soho Wharf, Block 1 | | 47 | 154 | 14 | 2022 | Residential | Ladywood | 52°29′12″N1°55′45″W / 52.4867835°N 1.9291497°W | [238] | |||
| Walsall | 2= | Little London House; Wood House | | 47 47 | 154 154 | 17 17 | 1967 1967 | Residential | City Centre | 52°34′31″N1°58′46″W / 52.5752896°N 1.9794099°W | [239] | ||
| 204= | Birmingham | 131= | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Clock Tower | | 46 | 151 | 5 | 1885 | Civic Building | City Centre | Big Brum | 52°28′49″N1°54′14″W / 52.4802189°N 1.9037723°W | [240] |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Central Mosque | | 46 | 151 | 2 | 1969 | Place of Worship | Highgate | 52°27′52″N1°53′28″W / 52.4645694°N 1.8909850°W | [241] | |||
| Birmingham | Brecon Tower; Truro Tower; Wells Tower | | 46 46 46 | 151 151 151 | 16 16 16 | 1965/2021 1965/2021 1965/2021 | Residential | Ladywood | 52°28′42″N1°55′24″W / 52.4784567°N 1.9234515°W | [242] [243] [244] | |||
| Birmingham | 49-51 Holloway Head, Block C; Block D | | 46 46 | 151 151 | 15 15 | 2025 2025 | Residential | Southside | 52°28′28″N1°54′06″W / 52.4744635°N 1.9017023°W | [245] | |||
| Birmingham | Inkerman House | | 46 | 151 | 15 | 1968/2024 | Residential | Newtown | 52°29′52″N1°53′44″W / 52.4977289°N 1.8956746°W | [246] | |||
| Birmingham | Kendal Tower | | 46 | 151 | 16 | 1965/2010 | Residential | Harborne | Metchley Grange Estate | 52°27′21″N1°56′49″W / 52.4558992°N 1.9469662°W | [247] | ||
| Birmingham | Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad | | 46 | 151 | – | 1841 | Place of Worship | Jewellery Quarter | St Chad's Cathedral | 52°29′07″N1°53′56″W / 52.4853632°N 1.8987807°W | [248] | ||
| Birmingham | The Timber Yard | | 46 | 151 | 14 | 2022 | Residential | Southside | 52°28′24″N1°53′43″W / 52.4733419°N 1.8951443°W | [249] | |||
| Sandwell | 13= | Greenford House; Lissimore House; Mountford House | | 46 46 46 | 151 151 151 | 17 17 17 | 1965/2011 1965/2011 1965/2011 | Residential | West Bromwich | Glover Street Complex Kenrick Estate | 52°30′30″N1°59′09″W / 52.5082883°N 1.9857085°W | [250] | |
| Walsall | 4= | Brookes House; Bywater House; Preston House | | 46 46 46 | 151 151 151 | 17 17 17 | 1967 1968 1969 | Residential | City Centre | 52°35′02″N1°58′20″W / 52.5839886°N 1.9721718°W | [251] | ||
| Walsall | The Pinnacle | | 46 | 151 | 16 | 1967/2005 | Residential | Willenhall | St Mary's Court | 52°35′04″N2°03′30″W / 52.5843303°N 2.0582054°W | |||
| Walsall | Tameway Plaza | | 46 | 151 | 12 | 1979/2019 | Residential | City Centre | Tameway Tower | 52°35′03″N1°58′42″W / 52.5841443°N 1.9783584°W | [252] | ||
| Warwick | 5= | Eden Court | | 46 | 151 | 15 | 1960 | Residential | Leamington Spa | 52°18′01″N1°30′35″W / 52.3003955°N 1.5096275°W | [253] | ||
| Warwick | St Paul's Church | | 46 | 151 | – | 1874 | Place of Worship | Leamington Spa | 52°17′38″N1°31′43″W / 52.2939148°N 1.5287488°W | [254] | |||
| Wolverhampton | 13= | Highfield Court; Pennwood Court; St Joseph's Court | | 46 46 46 | 151 151 151 | 16 16 16 | 1967 1968 1967 | Residential | Merry Hill | 52°34′09″N2°10′10″W / 52.5692775°N 2.1694766°W | |||
| 228= | Birmingham | 142= | 127 Colmore Row | | 45 | 148 | 10 | 2002 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′49″N1°54′08″W / 52.4804110°N 1.9021537°W | [255] | |
| Birmingham | Canterbury House | | 45 | 148 | 12 | Student Accommodation | Jewellery Quarter | 52°28′59″N1°54′16″W / 52.4829513°N 1.9045507°W | [256] | ||||
| Birmingham | Dovey Tower; Humber Tower; Trent Tower | | 45 45 45 | 148 148 148 | 16 16 16 | 1967/1994 1965/1994 1968/1994 | Residential | Duddeston | Duddeston Manor Estate | 52°29′15″N1°52′41″W / 52.4874355°N 1.8779605°W | [257] | ||
| Birmingham | Enterprise Wharf | | 45 | 148 | 11 | 2022 | Office | Eastside | 52°29′24″N1°53′18″W / 52.4899961°N 1.8882763°W | [258] | |||
| Birmingham | Fort Dunlop | | 45 | 148 | 7 | 1920s/2006 | Mixed-use | Erdington | 52°30′35″N1°48′43″W / 52.5097°N 1.8120°W | [259] | |||
| Birmingham | The Harborne Hospital | | 45 | 148 | 7 | 2023 | Public Facility | Edgbaston | QE Specialist Hospital Facility | 52°27′06″N1°56′28″W / 52.4515332°N 1.9411991°W | [260] | ||
| Birmingham | Toybox | | 45 | 148 | 15 | 2019 | Student accommodation | Westside | 52°28′23″N1°54′43″W / 52.4729251°N 1.9118812°W | [261] | |||
| Birmingham | Sirius | | 45 | 148 | 15 | 2008 | Residential | City Centre | 52°28′37″N1°54′08″W / 52.4768114°N 1.9020942°W | [262] | |||
| Birmingham | St. Edburgha's Church | | 45 | 148 | – | 1461 | Place of Worship | Yardley | Yardley Old Church | 52°28′28″N1°48′11″W / 52.4745783°N 1.8029203°W | [263] | ||
| Birmingham | St Mary's Church | | 45 | 148 | – | 1861 | Place of Worship | Selly Oak | 52°26′17″N1°56′46″W / 52.4381248°N 1.9459756°W | [264] | |||
| Coventry | 36 | Bishop Gate Tower 3 | | 45 | 148 | 14 | 2018 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Bishop Gate Phase 1 Block C | 52°24′45″N1°30′39″W / 52.4123624°N 1.5107811°W | [265] | |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 1 | Bedworth Water Tower | | 45 | 148 | 6 | 1898 | Water Tower | Bedworth | 52°28′34″N1°28′45″W / 52.4761037°N 1.4791781°W | [266] | ||
| 242= | Birmingham | 154= | Baldwin House | | 44 | 144 | 15 | 1968 | Residential | Newtown | 52°29′47″N1°53′50″W / 52.4963695°N 1.8973107°W | ||
| Birmingham | Crabtree House; Giles Close House; Pennycroft House | | 44 44 44 | 144 144 144 | 13 13 13 | 1967 1967 1967 | Residential | Stechford | 52°28′55″N1°48′22″W / 52.4818689°N 1.8061197°W | [267] | |||
| Birmingham | Mailbox | | 44 | 144 | 6 | 1970 | Mixed-use | Westside | 52°28′36″N1°54′12″W / 52.4765519°N 1.9033815°W | [268] | |||
| Birmingham | Three Chamberlain Square [269] | | 44 | 144 | 10 | 2025 | Office | City Centre | 52°28′44″N1°54′18″W / 52.4788499°N 1.9049854°W | [270] | |||
| Birmingham | University College Birmingham, Summer Row Campus | | 44 | 144 | 11 | 1967 | Education | City Centre | 52°28′53″N1°54′24″W / 52.4814722°N 1.9065432°W | [271] | |||
| Sandwell | 16= | Camberley Rise | | 44 | 144 | 15 | 1966 | Residential | West Bromwich | Charlemont Farm Estate | 52°32′44″N1°58′28″W / 52.5455103°N 1.9744856°W | ||
| Sandwell | Moorlands Court; St Giles Court | | ~44 ~44 | ~144 ~144 | 15 15 | 1966 1966 | Residential | Rowley Regis | 52°29′06″N2°02′11″W / 52.4850475°N 2.0363292°W | ||||
| Sandwell | Thompson Gardens | | 44 | 144 | 15 | 1961/2008 | Residential | West Bromwich | Thompson House | 52°29′18″N1°58′44″W / 52.4884595°N 1.9788268°W | [272] | ||
| Warwick | 7= | Leamington Spa Town Hall | | 44 | 144 | 5 | 1884 | Civic building | Leamington Spa | 52°17′21″N1°32′07″W / 52.2892201°N 1.5351532°W | [273] | ||
| Warwick | Warwick Castle | | 44 | 144 | – | c.1360 | Castle | Warwick | Ceaser's Tower | 52°16′48″N1°35′07″W / 52.2800948°N 1.5851828°W | [274] | ||
| 255= | Birmingham | 161= | Equipoint | | 43 | 141 | 12 | 1968/2021 | Residential | South Yardley | Swan Office Centre, The Swan | 52°27′45″N1°48′57″W / 52.4625443°N 1.8159132°W | [275] |
| Birmingham | Geach Tower; Martineau Tower; Rea Tower; Scholefield Tower; Teviot Tower | | 43 43 43 43 43 | 141 141 141 141 141 | 16 16 16 16 16 | 1965/1994 1965/1994 1962/1994 1965/1994 1962/1994 | Residential | Newtown | St George's Estate | 52°29′34″N1°54′18″W / 52.4927683°N 1.9048899°W | [276] | ||
| Birmingham | Medway Tower; Severn Tower; Thames Tower | | 43 43 43 | 141 141 141 | 16 16 16 | 1961/1990s 1962/1990s 1961/1990s | Residential | Nechells Green | Cromwell Street Estate | 52°29′38″N1°52′31″W / 52.4938273°N 1.8753377°W | [277] | ||
| Birmingham | Westside One | | 43 | 141 | 15 | 2002 | Residential | City Centre | Elizabeth House | 52°28′37″N1°54′08″W / 52.4768114°N 1.9020942°W | [278] | ||
| Coventry | 37= | Paradise Student Village Tower 1 | | 43 | 141 | 14 | 2018 | Student accommodation | Coventry University | AXO Student Living Paradise Street Block A | 52°24′13″N1°30′08″W / 52.4037039°N 1.5021616°W | [279] | |
| Coventry | Parkside Infinity Tower 2 | | 43 | 141 | 14 | 2021 | Student accommodation | Coventry University | UNINN Parkside Phase 2 | 52°24′14″N1°30′26″W / 52.4038422°N 1.5073302°W | [280] | ||
| Dudley | 4= | Claverley Court; Clent Court | | 43 43 | 141 141 | 16 16 | 1965 1965 | Residential | Dudley Town Centre | 52°30′34″N2°05′47″W / 52.5095382°N 2.0963935°W | [281] | ||
| Solihull | 2= | Bedford House | | 43 | 141 | 15 | 1968 | Residential | Smith's Wood | 52°29′48″N1°44′21″W / 52.4967017°N 1.7390452°W | [282] | ||
| Solihull | Resorts World Birmingham | | 43 | 141 | 7 | 2015 | Leisure & Entertainment | Bickenhill | Resorts World NEC | 52°26′55″N1°43′06″W / 52.4485198°N 1.7183110°W | [283] | ||
| Wolverhampton | 16 | Holy Trinity Church | | 43 | 141 | – | 1852 | Place of Worship | Heath Town | 52°35′47″N2°06′12″W / 52.5962675°N 2.1032558°W | [284] | ||
| 272= | Birmingham | 171= | No. 1 Colmore Square | | 42 | 138 | 10 | 2003 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′57″N1°53′47″W / 52.4825921°N 1.8964916°W | [285] | |
| Birmingham | Cambridge Tower; Crescent Tower; Galton Tower; Norton Tower | | 42 42 42 42 | 138 138 138 138 | 15 15 15 15 | 1968/2006 1968/2006 1969/2006 1969/2006 | Residential | Westside | Civic Centre Estate | 52°28′51″N1°54′32″W / 52.4808270°N 1.9089202°W | [286] | ||
| Birmingham | UNITE Staniforth House | | 42 | 138 | 14 | 2018 | Student accommodation | Gun Quarter | 52°29′17″N1°53′32″W / 52.4879314°N 1.8922684°W | [287] | |||
| Birmingham | The Wesleyan | | 42 | 138 | 9 | 1992 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′59″N1°53′48″W / 52.4831738°N 1.8966494°W | [288] | |||
| Coventry | 39= | Bishop Gate Tower 2 | | 42 | 138 | 13 | 2018 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Bishop Gate Phase 1 Block B | 52°24′44″N1°30′40″W / 52.4122512°N 1.5111780°W | [289] | |
| Coventry | City Point | | 42 | 138 | 14 | 2019 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Canvas Coventry City Point Belgrade Plaza Phase 2 (Downing Students) | 52°24′40″N1°30′58″W / 52.4109832°N 1.5159991°W | [290] | ||
| Coventry | Copper Towers Block 1 | | 42 | 138 | 14 | 2022 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Vita Student Warwick Road, Tower A | 52°24′14″N1°30′46″W / 52.4037590°N 1.5128893°W | [291] | ||
| Tamworth | 1 | Church of St Editha | | 42 | 138 | – | c.1369 | Place of Worship | Tamworth | 52°37′09″N1°36′46″W / 52.6190611°N 1.6127601°W | [292] | ||
| – | Rugby | 4 | Rugby School Chapel | | 42 | 138 | – | 1872 | Education / Place of Worship | Town Centre | 52°22′13″N1°15′51″W / 52.3702872°N 1.2640746°W | [293] | |
| 283= | Birmingham | 178= | Albany House; Brunswick House | | 41 41 | 135 135 | 13 13 | 1967 1966 | Buckland End Estate | Residential | Shard End | 52°30′00″N1°47′24″W / 52.4999059°N 1.7899312°W | [294] |
| Birmingham | Belgrave Village, Block B | | 41 | 135 | 13 | T/O | Residential | Balsall Heath | 52°27′48″N1°53′16″W / 52.4632781°N 1.8877478°W | [295] | |||
| Birmingham | Corkfield, Block 2 | | 41 | 135 | 13 | 2022 | Residential | Edgbaston | Residences Edgbaston, Block 2 | 52°27′22″N1°54′23″W / 52.4560452°N 1.9064000°W | [136] | ||
| Birmingham | Louden's Yard, Block F2 | | 41 | 135 | 14 | T/O | Residential | Five Ways & Hagley Road | New Garden Square, Block F2 | 52°28′22″N1°55′38″W / 52.4727806°N 1.9272825°W | [296] | ||
| Birmingham | Manton House; Reynolds House | | 41 41 | 135 135 | 13 13 | 1968/2012 1967/2012 | Residential | Newtown | 52°30′00″N1°53′50″W / 52.4999388°N 1.8973038°W | [297] | |||
| Bromsgrove | 2 | St Batholemew's Church | | 41 | 135 | – | 1776 | Place of Worship | Tardebigge | 52°19′13″N2°00′28″W / 52.3203166°N 2.0077731°W | [298] | ||
| Solihull | 4 | Solihull Retirement Village | | 41 | 135 | 13 | 2020 | Residential | Shirley | Extra Care Retirement Village | 52°24′55″N1°49′46″W / 52.4153871°N 1.8295191°W | [299] | |
| 292= | Birmingham | 185= | 12 Calthorpe Road | | 40 | 132 | 11 | 1962 | Office | Five Ways & Hagley Road | Shell Mex House Former Birmingham HSBC Offices | 52°28′16″N1°55′08″W / 52.4710259°N 1.9187931°W | [300] |
| Birmingham | Bowen Court | | 40 | 131 | 13 | 1980s | Residential | Moseley | 52°26′41″N1°52′20″W / 52.4445979°N 1.8721046°W | [301] | |||
| Birmingham | Crossway | | 40 | 132 | 10 | 1981 | Office | Jewellery Quarter | Civic House 156 Great Charles Street | 52°28′52″N1°54′20″W / 52.4811716°N 1.9055207°W | [302] | ||
| Birmingham | Exchange Building | | 40 | 132 | 12 | 1967 | Mixed-use | City Centre | HSBC Bank New Street Premier Inn New Street Station | 52°24′15″N1°59′48″W / 52.4042559°N 1.9965951°W | [303] | ||
| Birmingham | Hollymoor Hospital Water Tower | | 40 | 132 | – | 1905 | Water Tower | Northfield | 52°24′15″N1°59′48″W / 52.4042559°N 1.9965951°W | [304] | |||
| Birmingham | Matthew Boulton College | | 40 | 132 | 8 | 2005 | Education | Eastside | Birmingham Metropolitan College Matthew Boulton Campus | 52°28′59″N1°53′22″W / 52.4830152°N 1.8893594°W | [305] | ||
| Birmingham | Setl | | 40 | 131 | 12 | T/O | Residential | Jewellery Quarter | formerly Cornwall House | 52°29′02″N1°54′12″W / 52.4839361°N 1.9033365°W | [306] | ||
| Birmingham | Cathedral Church of St Philip | | 40 | 131 | – | 1715 | Place of worship | Colmore Business District | 52°28′52″N1°53′57″W / 52.4810921°N 1.8992330°W | [307] | |||
| Birmingham | University of Birmingham Health Innovation Campus Phase 1 | | 40 | 131 | 7 | 2023 | Education | Edgbaston | 52°26′49″N1°56′18″W / 52.4469243°N 1.9382817°W | [308] | |||
| Coventry | 42 | St Osburg's Church | | 40 | 130 | – | 1845 | Place of Worship | Spon End | Church of The Most Holy Sacrament and St. Osburg's | 52°24′40″N1°31′10″W / 52.4110750°N 1.5194964°W | [309] | |
| Sandwell | 20 | West Bromwich Town Hall | | 40 | 130 | – | 1875 | Civic Building | West Bromwich | 52°31′15″N1°59′54″W / 52.5207082°N 1.9982186°W | [310] | ||
| Solihull | 5= | Clare House; Pembroke House | | 40 40 | 131 131 | 15 15 | 1968 1969 | Residential | Smith's Wood | 52°30′06″N1°44′56″W / 52.5017870°N 1.7489446°W | [311] | ||
| 305= | Birmingham | 194= | Boundary House | | 39 | 128 | 13 | 1968/2011 | Residential | Edgbaston | 52°27′28″N1°54′23″W / 52.4576812°N 1.9064307°W | [312] | |
| Birmingham | Browning Tower; Shelley Tower | | 39 39 | 128 128 | 12 12 | 1963/1982 1963/1982 | Residential | Northfield | 52°24′46″N1°57′21″W / 52.4126550°N 1.9558939°W | [313] | |||
| Birmingham | One Chamberlain Square | | 39 | 128 | 8 | 2020 | Office | City Centre | Paradise | 52°28′49″N1°54′17″W / 52.4803654°N 1.9046991°W | [314] | ||
| Birmingham | Essington House | | 39 | 128 | 15 | 1969 | Residential | Washwood Heath | Ward End Estate | 52°29′27″N1°50′05″W / 52.4908686°N 1.8346196°W | [315] | ||
| Birmingham | Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre | | 39 | 128 | 12 | 1962 | Hotel | City Centre | Albany Hotel, Smallbrook Street Hotel | 52°28′32″N1°53′56″W / 52.4756458°N 1.8989325°W | [316] | ||
| Wolverhampton | 17 | TheStudios24 | | 39 | 128 | 13 | 1960's/2019 | Residential | Chapel Ash | Construction House former Carillion Head Office | 52°35′12″N2°08′03″W / 52.5865618°N 2.1342565°W | [317] | |
| 312= | Birmingham | 200= | Altura | | 38 | 125 | 12 | 2020 | Student accommodation | Westside | Bath Court | 52°28′19″N1°54′48″W / 52.4719646°N 1.9134651°W | [318] |
| Birmingham | bCentral | | 38 | 125 | 12 | 1904/1976 | Residential | City Centre | Queens College Chambers | 52°28′45″N1°54′13″W / 52.4790655°N 1.9036515°W | [319] | ||
| Birmingham | Crowne Plaza Hotel | | 38 | 125 | 12 | 1973 | Hotel | Westside | 52°28′39″N1°54′22″W / 52.4775703°N 1.9060303°W | [320] | |||
| Birmingham | Fallows House; Thornton House; Weston House | | 38 38 38 | 125 125 125 | 13 13 13 | 1967 1967 1967 | Residential | Newtown | 52°29′38″N1°53′50″W / 52.4937940°N 1.8972186°W | ||||
| Birmingham | Penworks House | | 38 | 125 | 11 | 2013 | Student accommodation | Gun Quarter | iQ Penworks House, Moland Street Student Residences | 52°29′19″N1°53′28″W / 52.48847642°N 1.891152°W | [321] | ||
| Birmingham | Two Chamberlain Square | | 38 | 125 | 8 | 2019 | Office | City Centre | Paradise | 52°28′48″N1°54′17″W / 52.4799994°N 1.9046298°W | [322] | ||
| Birmingham | Wyrley House | | 38 | 125 | 13 | 1967 | Residential | Perry Common | 52°31′48″N1°51′41″W / 52.5301289°N 1.8615090°W | ||||
| Coventry | 43= | City Village Block B | | 38 | 125 | 9 | 2017 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Downing Students Accommodation & Housing Belgrade Plaza Phase 3 | 52°24′36″N1°30′56″W / 52.4098620°N 1.5156734°W | [323] | |
| Coventry | Severn Trent Centre | | 38 | 125 | 9 | 2010 | Office | City Centre | Severn Trent Headquarters | 52°24′17″N1°30′24″W / 52.4046196°N 1.5067581°W | [324] | ||
| Dudley | 6= | Baylie Court; Kennedy Court | | 38 38 | 125 125 | 14 14 | 1965 1965 | Residential | Stourbridge | 52°27′23″N2°09′02″W / 52.4563027°N 2.1506624°W | [325] | ||
| Dudley | Malvern House; Tenbury House; Worcester House | | 38 38 38 | 125 125 125 | 13 13 13 | 1966 1966 1966 | Residential | Halesowen | 52°26′46″N2°03′27″W / 52.4461968°N 2.0574005°W | [326] | |||
| Sandwell | 21= | Hackwood House; Harry Price House; Wallace House | | 38 38 38 | 125 125 125 | 13 13 13 | 1961/2019 1962/2019 1962/2019 | Residential | Oldbury | 52°29′32″N2°02′04″W / 52.4922688°N 2.0344520°W | [327] | ||
| Sandwell | St Paul's Church | | 38 | 125 | – | 1874 | Place of Worship | Wednesbury | St Paul's & St Luke's | 52°33′46″N2°00′19″W / 52.5628289°N 2.0052251°W | [328] | ||
| Solihull | 7= | Birkbeck House; Newnham House | | 38 38 | 125 125 | 13 13 | 1966 1966 | Residential | Smith's Wood | 52°29′30″N1°44′19″W / 52.4916721°N 1.7386009°W | |||
| Solihull | Selwyn House; Somerville House | | 38 38 | 125 125 | 13 13 | 1966 1966 | Residential | Chelmsley Wood | Chelmund's Cross Estate | 52°28′58″N1°43′30″W / 52.4826624°N 1.7250886°W | |||
| Solihull | Woodbrooke House | | 38 | 125 | 13 | 1970 | Residential | Chelmsley Wood | 52°28′44″N1°44′13″W / 52.4788503°N 1.7368095°W | ||||
| Solihull | Wedgewood House; Westham House | | 38 38 | 125 125 | 14 14 | 1968 1968 | Residential | Chelmsley Wood | 52°29′14″N1°44′33″W / 52.4871968°N 1.7424076°W | [329] | |||
| – | Cannock Chase | 3= | Holiday Inn Birmingham North | | 38 | 125 | 12 | 2007 | Hotel | Cannock | 52°40′25″N2°01′31″W / 52.6736048°N 2.0251669°W | [330] | |
| Cannock Chase | Lakeside Plaza | | 38 | 125 | 12 | 2006 | Office | Cannock | 52°40′17″N2°02′03″W / 52.6714611°N 2.0340495°W | [331] | |||
| 339= | Birmingham | 209= | Birmingham Oratory | | 37 | 121 | – | 1909 | Place of Worship | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 52°28′20″N1°55′45″W / 52.4722846°N 1.9291377°W | [332] | |
| Birmingham | Charles House | | 37 | 121 | 9 | 1939 | Office | Jewellery Quarter | 148 Great Charles Street | 52°28′54″N1°54′17″W / 52.4817612°N 1.9046490°W | [333] | ||
| Birmingham | Great Charles Street, Block B2 | | 37 | 121 | 11 | T/O | Residential | Jewellery Quarter | 52°29′02″N1°54′06″W / 52.4838578°N 1.9017367°W | [42] | |||
| Birmingham | Jennens Court | | 37 | 121 | 13 | 2009 | Student accommodation | Eastside | Etna House | 52°28′57″N1°53′19″W / 52.4825688°N 1.8886056°W | [334] | ||
| Birmingham | St Agatha's Church | | 37 | 121 | – | 1901 | Place of Worship | Sparkbrook | 52°27′40″N1°52′25″W / 52.4611048°N 1.8736754°W | [335] | |||
| Birmingham | true Birmingham | | 37 | 121 | 11 | 2020 | Student accommodation | Southside | 52°28′31″N1°53′43″W / 52.4751765°N 1.8952198°W | [336] | |||
| Coventry | 45 | Paradise Student Village Tower 2 | | 37 | 121 | 12 | 2018 | Student accommodation | Coventry University | AXO Student Living Paradise Street Block B | 52°24′13″N1°30′08″W / 52.4037039°N 1.5021616°W | [337] | |
| Sandwell | 25 | Sandwell College Central Campus | | 37 | 121 | 8 | 2012 | Education | West Bromwich | 52°30′52″N1°59′29″W / 52.5145031°N 1.9915080°W | [338] | ||
| Solihull | 14= | Bangor House; Keele House | | 37 37 | 121 121 | 14 14 | 1968 1968 | Residential | Chelmsley Wood | 52°29′14″N1°44′33″W / 52.4871968°N 1.7424076°W | [339] | ||
| Solihull | Birmingham Airport Air Traffic Control Tower | | 37 | 121 | 7 | 2013 | Tower | Bickenhill | 52°26′49″N1°44′55″W / 52.4469779°N 1.7485330°W | [340] | |||
| Solihull | Resorts World Arena | | 37 | 121 | – | 1980/2009 | Indoor Arena | Bickenhill | NEC Arena LG Arena Genting Arena | 52°26′54″N1°43′14″W / 52.4484171°N 1.7204631°W | [341] | ||
| Walsall | 9 | The New Art Gallery Walsall | | 37 | 120 | – | 2000 | Art Gallery | City Centre | 52°35′09″N1°59′11″W / 52.5857256°N 1.9862685°W | [342] | ||
| Wolverhampton | 18= | Mander House | | 37 | 120 | 10 | 1968 | Office | City Centre | 52°35′07″N2°07′40″W / 52.5852603°N 2.1278652°W | [343] | ||
| Wolverhampton | St Peter's Church | | 37 | 120 | – | c.1350 | Place of Worship | City Centre | 52°35′12″N2°07′42″W / 52.5867132°N 2.1283735°W | [344] | |||
| 354= | Birmingham | 215= | Bakeman House | | 36 | 118 | 12 | 1960s/2008 | Residential | South Yardley | Swan Office Centre, The Swan | 52°27′43″N1°48′53″W / 52.4620389°N 1.8146840°W | [345] |
| Birmingham | Barretts House; Harrison House; Hillcroft House; Middlefield House; Parker House; | | 36 36 36 36 36 | 118 118 118 118 118 | 13 13 13 13 13 | 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 | Residential | Druids Heath East | 52°24′34″N1°53′15″W / 52.4093763°N 1.8875313°W | [346] | |||
| Birmingham | Bellfield House; Brookpiece House; Drews House; Kingswood House; Moor House; Pitmeadow House; Pleck House; Saxelby House; Topfield House; | | 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 | 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 | 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 | 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 | Residential | Druids Heath South | 52°24′14″N1°53′59″W / 52.4038217°N 1.8996521°W | [347] | |||
| Birmingham | Erdington Abbey Church | | 36 | 118 | – | 1850 | Place of Worship | Erdington | Church of Saints Thomas and Edmund of Canterbury | 52°31′42″N1°50′11″W / 52.5283164°N 1.8362561°W | [348] | ||
| Birmingham | Heron Court | | 36 | 118 | 13 | 1968/2005 | Residential | Wylde Green | 52°32′12″N1°49′42″W / 52.5368038°N 1.8284316°W | [349] | |||
| Birmingham | One Swallow Street | | 36 | 118 | 12 | 2016 | Residential | City Centre | 52°28′44″N1°54′09″W / 52.4787928°N 1.9025281°W | [350] | |||
| Birmingham | Rutland House | | 36 | 118 | 11 | 1970 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′57″N1°54′03″W / 52.4823813°N 1.9007697°W | [351] | |||
| Birmingham | WOLO House | | 36 | 118 | 11 | 1959/2024 | Office | Colmore Business District | Britannia House 50 Great Charles Street | 52°28′58″N1°54′09″W / 52.4828794°N 1.9026113°W | [352] | ||
| Coventry | 46 | Copper Towers Block 2 | | 36 | 118 | 12 | 2022 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Vita Student Warwick Road, Tower B | 52°24′14″N1°30′46″W / 52.4037590°N 1.5128893°W | [291] | |
| – | Stratford-upon-Avon | 2 | Royal Shakespeare Theatre Tower | | 36 | 118 | – | 2010 | Observation Tower | Waterside | 52°11′26″N1°42′14″W / 52.1906111°N 1.7037986°W | [353] | |
| 375= | Birmingham | 235= | 19 Cornwall Street | | 35 | 115 | 8 | ~1992 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′59″N1°54′04″W / 52.4831231°N 1.9010640°W | [354] | |
| Birmingham | Barn House; Mill House; Oast House | | 35 35 35 | 115 115 115 | 13 13 13 | 1967 1967 1967 | Residential | Washwood Heath | 52°29′15″N1°49′05″W / 52.4874838°N 1.8179314°W | [355] | |||
| Birmingham | Bridge Meadow House; Hollowmeadow House; Jordan House; Kingspiece House; Thistle House | | 35 35 35 35 35 | 115 115 115 115 115 | 13 13 13 13 13 | 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 | Residential | Bromford | Bromford Bridge Estate | 52°30′21″N1°48′37″W / 52.5058308°N 1.8102150°W | [356] | ||
| Birmingham | Edgbaston Waterworks Tower | | 35 | 115 | 6 | 1870 | Works Tower | Edgbaston | Edgbaston Pumping Station | 52°28′33″N1°56′01″W / 52.4758°N 1.9336°W | [357] | ||
| Birmingham | Glasswater Locks, Plot E1; Plot E2; Plot E3; Plot E4 | | 35 35 35 35 | 115 115 115 115 | 9 9 9 9 | 2025 2025 2025 2025 | Residential | Southside | 52°29′06″N1°52′57″W / 52.4850425°N 1.8824951°W | [358] | |||
| Birmingham | High Tower; Home Tower; Queens Tower; South Tower | | 35 35 35 35 | 115 115 115 115 | 12 12 12 12 | 1954/1990s 1955/1990s 1954/1990s 1954/1990s | Residential | Duddeston | Nechells Green Estate | 52°29′27″N1°52′18″W / 52.4907910°N 1.8716610°W | [359] | ||
| Birmingham | House of Fraser | | 35 | 115 | 9 | 1955– | Mixed-use | City Centre | Rackhams | 52°28′51″N1°53′46″W / 52.4808732°N 1.8961051°W | [360] | ||
| Birmingham | James House; Lloyd House; Sadler House | | 35 35 35 | 115 115 115 | 13 13 13 | 1967 1967 1967 | Residential | Newtown | 52°29′42″N1°54′43″W / 52.4949999°N 1.9118295°W | [361] | |||
| Birmingham | Moseley Road Baths | | 35 | 115 | – | 1907 | Leisure & Entertainment | Balsall Heath | Moseley Road Library and Public Baths | 52°27′26″N1°53′09″W / 52.4572991°N 1.8858127°W | [362] | ||
| Birmingham | Royd House | | 35 | 115 | 12 | 2005 | Residential | City Centre | Westside 2 | 52°28′34″N1°54′06″W / 52.4761239°N 1.90160148°W | [363] | ||
| Birmingham | Selfridges Building | | 35 | 115 | 4 | 2003 | Retail | City Centre | BullRing | 52°28′41″N1°53′31″W / 52.4780458°N 1.8919534°W | [364] | ||
| Birmingham | St Stephen's Church | | 35 | 115 | – | 1871 | Place of Worship | Selly Park | 52°26′37″N1°55′22″W / 52.4434928°N 1.9228159°W | [365] | |||
| Birmingham | St Thomas' Church | | 35 | 115 | – | 1829 | Place of Worship / Ruin | Westside | 52°28′23″N1°54′23″W / 52.4731446°N 1.9063903°W | [366] | |||
| Lichfield | 3 | Toslon's Mill | | 35 | 115 | – | 1886/2020 | Residential | Fazeley | 52°36′51″N1°42′03″W / 52.6142090°N 1.7008807°W | [367] | ||
| Sandwell | 26 | The Kaizen | | 35 | 115 | 10 | 1970/2024 | Residential | West Bromwich | Intersection House | 52°30′42″N1°58′38″W / 52.5117972°N 1.9772660°W | [368] | |
| Solihull | 18= | Redwood House | | 35 | 115 | 12 | 1962 | Residential | Kingshurst | Kingshurst Hall Estate | 52°29′34″N1°45′07″W / 52.4928885°N 1.7519166°W | [369] | |
| Solihull | Richmond House; Trevelyan House | | 35 35 | 115 115 | 12 12 | 1969 1969 | Residential | Chelmsley Wood | 52°28′32″N1°43′55″W / 52.4754284°N 1.7318652°W | ||||
| Wolverhampton | 20= | St Andrews House; Whitmore House | | 35 35 | 115 115 | 12 12 | Residential | Whitmore Reans | 52°35′44″N2°08′32″W / 52.5956120°N 2.1421589°W | ||||
| Rugby | – | Ashlawn Water Tower | | 35 | 115 | – | 1934 | Water Tower | Overslade | Rugby Water Tower | 52°21′01″N1°15′17″W / 52.3501551°N 1.2546488°W | [370] | |
This table includes only the buildings and structures in each local authority district that fall within the morphological boundaries of the Birmingham metropolitan area.
| Local authority district | ≥150m | ≥100m | ≥50m | ≥35m | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 2 | 12 | 105 | 142 | 261 |
| Sandwell | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 |
| Coventry | — | — | 32 | 14 | 46 |
| Wolverhampton | — | — | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Warwick | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Dudley | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Solihull | — | — | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Walsall | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Bromsgrove | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Warwickshire | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| South Staffordshire | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lichfield | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tamworth | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cannock Chase | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Redditch | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 13 | 168 | 225 | 408 |
This list ranks all under-construction buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements.
Updated September 2025
| Rank | Authority | Auth. Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Estimated completion | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Birmingham | 1 | Edition, Centenary Tower | Ora Tower Brindley Drive 1 Project Drive | Residential | 148 | 486 | 46 | Westside | 2027 | [371] |
| 2 | Birmingham | 2 | Glasswater Locks, Plot D | Residential | 124 | 406 | 38 | Eastside | 2027 | [358] | |
| 3= | Birmingham | 3 | Upper Trinity Street, Block H | Mixed-use | 102 | 337 | 32 | Digbeth | 2027 | [372] | |
| Walsall | 1 | Encyclis EfW Plant | Walsall Energy from Waste Plant | Chimney | 102 | 335 | – | Bloxwich | 2025 | [373] | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 4 | The Stone Yard, Block D | Residential | 98 | 322 | 30 | Digbeth | 2020 | [374] | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 5 | Smith's Gardens | Camp Hill Gardens Sulzer Camp Hill | Residential | 90 | 295 | 26 | Bordesley | 2025 | [375] |
| 7 | Birmingham | 6 | Bloc Grand Central | Hotel | 74 | 272 | 22 | City Centre | Stalled | [376] | |
| 8 | Birmingham | 7 | Glasswater Locks, Plot F2 | Residential | 60 | 197 | 18 | Eastside | 2027 | [358] | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 8 | Upper Trinity Street, Block J | Residential | 57 | 187 | 19 | Digbeth | 2026 | [372] | |
| 10= | Birmingham | 9= | Former 'The Trees' Public House | Student accommodation | 53 | 174 | 17 | Southside | 2026 | [377] | |
| Birmingham | Upper Trinity Street, Block A | Residential | 53 | 174 | 16 | Digbeth | 2026 | [372] | |||
| 12 | Birmingham | 11 | Park Residence | Ora 2 Brindley Drive 2 Project Drive | Residential | 52 | 171 | 15 | Westside | 2026 | [378] |
| 13 | Birmingham | 12 | Upper Trinity Street, Block B | Residential | 51 | 168 | 15 | Digbeth | 2026 | [372] | |
| 14 | Birmingham | 13 | The Stone Yard, Block B | Residential | 50 | 165 | 15 | Digbeth | 2020 | [374] | |
| 15 | Birmingham | 14 | Upper Trinity Street, Block C | Residential | 49 | 162 | 15 | Digbeth | 2026 | [372] | |
| 16 | Birmingham | 15 | Neighbourhood Heights | Morville Street Apartments | Residential | 48 | 158 | 14 | Ladywood | 2025 | [379] |
| 17 | Birmingham | 16 | HAÜS (refurb and extension) | VOCO St James Hotel 12 Calthorpe Road | Mixed-use | 46 | 151 | 13 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 2025 | [380] |
| 18 | Birmingham | 17 | Glasswater Locks, Plot F1 | Residential | 40 | 132 | 10 | Eastside | 2027 | [358] | |
| 19= | Birmingham | 18= | Curzon Street Station [381] | High Speed Rail (HS2) terminal | Transport | 35 | 115 | – | Eastside | 2027 | [382] |
| Birmingham | The Stone Yard, Block A | Residential | 35 | 115 | 10 | Digbeth | 2020 | [374] | |||
| Birmingham | The Stone Yard, Block C | Residential | 35 | 115 | 10 | Digbeth | 2020 | [374] | |||
| Birmingham | Upper Trinity Street, Block E | Residential | 35 | 115 | 11 | Digbeth | 2026 | [372] | |||
This list ranks all buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that have been granted full planning permission and will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall when completed.
Updated September 2025
| Rank | Authority | Auth. Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year approved | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Birmingham | 1 | Boulton Tower | Curzon Wharf, Tower 1 | Residential | 172 | 564 | 53 | Eastside | 2023 | [383] |
| 2 | Birmingham | 2 | Goods Station, Tower 1 | Former Axis site | Mixed-use | 153 | 502 | 49 | Westside | 2025 | [384] |
| 3= | Birmingham | 3= | HUB | 2 Snowhill Plaza | Residential | 151 | 495 | 48 | City Core | 2023 | [385] |
| Birmingham | SBQ 3 | Smallbrook Queensway 3 | Residential | 151 | 495 | 48 | Southside | 2023 | [386] | ||
| 5 | Birmingham | 5 | Tower Leaf | Irish Centre Tower | Residential | 146 | 479 | 48 | Digbeth | 2021 | [387] |
| 6 | Birmingham | 6 | The Essington | Glassworks | Residential | 145 | 476 | 47 | Westside | 2023 | [388] |
| 7 | Birmingham | 7 | Watt Tower | Curzon Wharf, Tower 2 | Student accommodation | ~134 | ~440 | 41 | Eastside | 2023 | [383] |
| 8 | Birmingham | 8 | Trifecta Residences | Residential | 133 | 436 | 40 | Southside | 2025 | [389] | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 9 | Goods Station, Tower 2 | Former Axis site | Mixed-use | 123 | 404 | 39 | Westside | 2025 | [390] |
| 10 | Birmingham | 10 | Garrison Circus Block D | Mixed-use | 122 | 400 | 37 | Digbeth | 2024 | [391] | |
| 11 | Birmingham | 11 | 211 Broad Street | Super Slender Tower | Aparthotel | 117 | 383 | 36 | Westside | 2020 | [392] |
| 12 | Birmingham | 12 | Louden's Yard, Plot D | New Garden Square Phase 2, Tower | Residential | 115 | 378 | 37 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 2024 | [393] |
| 13 | Birmingham | 13 | Cambrian Wharf Canalside Block | Student accommodation | 110 | 361 | 34 | Westside | 2024 | [394] | |
| 14 | Birmingham | 14 | High Street/Clyde Street Bordesley | former Safestyle building | Residential | 108 | 354 | 34 | Westside | 2023 | [395] |
| 15 | Birmingham | 15 | The Hundred | 100 Broad Street | Residential | 103 | 338 | 32 | Westside | 2024 | [396] |
| 16 | Birmingham | 16 | Queens Hospital Tower | Student accommodation | 101 | 331 | 33 | Westside | 2024 | [397] | |
| 17 | Birmingham | 17 | Goods Station, Tower 3 | Former Axis site | Mixed-use | 93 | 305 | 29 | Westside | 2025 | [398] |
| 18 | Birmingham | 18 | New Monaco Tower 1 | formerly Monaco House | Residential | 90 | 295 | 29 | Southside | 2021 | [399] |
| 19 | Birmingham | 19 | Connaught Square | Residential | 88 | 289 | 27 | Digbeth | 2017 | [400] | |
| 20 | Birmingham | 20 | Princip Street Tower | Residential | 82 | 269 | 26 | Gun Quarter | 2024 | [401] | |
| 21= | Birmingham | 21= | Hay Hall Energy Recovery Facility | Hay Hall Bio Power Facility | Chimney | 80 | 262 | – | Tyseley | 2019 | [402] |
| Birmingham | New Monaco Tower 2 | formerly Monaco House | Residential | 80 | 262 | 26 | Southside | 2021 | [399] | ||
| 23 | Birmingham | 23 | Hoskin's Yard | Lunar Rise | Residential | 77 | 253 | 25 | Digbeth | 2025 | [403] |
| 24 | Birmingham | 24 | Smithfield Lofts | The Pressworks | Office | 74 | 243 | 23 | Digbeth | 2023 | [404] |
| 25 | Birmingham | 25 | Smithfield, Plot 4A | Mixed-use | 70 | 230 | 19 | Smithfield | 2025 | [405] | |
| 26 | Birmingham | 26 | One Ratcliff Square [406] | Paradise Phase 2 | Hotel | 68 | 223 | 22 | City Centre | 2021 | [270] |
| 27 | Birmingham | 27 | Volume Works III | 35 and 50 Cliveland Street | Student accommodation | 65 | 213 | 20 | Gun Quarter | 2025 | [407] |
| 28 | Birmingham | 28 | Goods Station, Tower 4 | Former Axis site | Mixed-use | 63 | 207 | 19 | Westside | 2025 | [408] |
| 29 | Birmingham | 29 | The Five | former Ladywood Social Club | Residential | 61 | 200 | 17 | Ladywood | 2021 | [409] |
| 30 | Coventry | 1 | Paradise Street | Residential | 57 | 187 | 17 | City Centre | 2025 | [410] | |
| 31= | Birmingham | 30 | Smithfield, Plot 3A | Office | 56 | 184 | 12 | Smithfield | 2024 | [411] | |
| Coventry | 2 | Bishops Gate Tower 5 | Bishopgate Phase 2 | Mixed-use | 56 | 185 | 18 | City Centre | 2023 | [412] | |
| 33 | Coventry | 3 | The Butts Student Residences | Student accommodation | 55 | 178 | 19 | City Centre | 2021 | [413] | |
| 34= | Birmingham | 31= | Cambrian Wharf Courtyard Block | Student accommodation | 54 | 177 | 14 | Westside | 2023 | [414] | |
| Birmingham | Garrison Circus Block C | Mixed-use | 54 | 177 | 15 | Digbeth | 2024 | [415] | |||
| Birmingham | Smithfield, Plot 1D, Building A | Residential | 54 | 177 | 16 | Smithfield | 2024 | [411] | |||
| 37= | Birmingham | 34 | Queensgate Square | Residential | 53 | 174 | 15 | Westside | 2024 | [416] | |
| Sandwell | 1 | Wellbeing Tower | former Kings Cinema | Residential | ~53 | ~172 | 15 | West Bromwich | 2022 | [417] | |
| 39= | Birmingham | 35 | Park Residence | Ora 2 Brindley Drive 2 Project Drive | Residential | 52 | 171 | 15 | Westside | 2022 | [418] |
| North Warks. | 1 | Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer | The Eternal Wall | Monument | 52 | 170 | – | Coleshill | 2020 | [419] | |
| 41 | Birmingham | 36 | Warners Fields, Plot C4 | Rea Street South | Mixed-use | ~51 | ~167 | 15 | Digbeth | 2025 | [420] |
| 42= | Birmingham | 37= | Former Goods Yard, Pershore Street | Student accommodation | 50 | 165 | 15 | Southside | 2024 | [421] | |
| Birmingham | Nyx Hotel | Hotel | 50 | 165 | 15 | Westside | 2019 | [422] | |||
| 44= | Birmingham | 39= | Commonwealth Games Village Plot 10 | former BCU City North Campus | Mixed-use | 49 | 161 | 14 | Perry Barr | 2022 | [190] |
| Birmingham | Warners Fields, Plot C2 | Rea Street South | Mixed-use | 49 | 162 | 15 | Digbeth | 2025 | [420] | ||
| 46 | Birmingham | 41 | 5 Centenary Square | Office | 48 | 158 | 12 | Westside | 2020 | [423] | |
| 47 | Sandwell | 2 | PJ House | Residential | 47 | 154 | 14 | Smethwick | 2022 | [424] | |
| 48= | Birmingham | 42= | The Drapery (refurb and extension) | 120 Edmund Street | Office | 44 | 144 | 11 | Colmore Business District | 2025 | [425] |
| Birmingham | ICOB Masjid Rahmania Community and Education Centre | Quadria Trust Mosque | Place of worship | ~44 | ~144 | 7 | Sparkbrook | 2020 | [426] | ||
| 50= | Birmingham | 44= | Smithfield, Plot 1D, Building B | Residential | 43 | 141 | 12 | Smithfield | 2024 | [411] | |
| Birmingham | Warners Fields, Plot A2 | Rea Street South | Mixed-use | 43 | 141 | 13 | Digbeth | 2025 | [420] | ||
| 52= | Birmingham | 46= | Base | Lead Works | Student accommodation | 42 | 138 | 14 | Westside | 2024 | [427] |
| Birmingham | Lonsdale House | Residential | 42 | 138 | 12 | Digbeth | 2025 | [428] | |||
| Birmingham | Oasis Southside | Mixed-use | 42 | 138 | 12 | Southside | 2022 | [429] | |||
| 55= | Birmingham | 49= | Kent Street | Residential | 40 | 131 | 12 | Southside | 2024 | [430] | |
| Birmingham | Smithfield, Plot 1D, Building D | Residential | 40 | 131 | 12 | Smithfield | 2024 | [411] | |||
| Solihull | 1 | The Lantern | 64-66 Station Road | Mixed-use | 40 | 131 | 11 | Town Centre | 2022 | [431] | |
| 58 | Birmingham | 51 | Southside Residences | 16 Kent Street | Residential | 39 | 128 | 12 | Southside | 2023 | [432] |
| 59= | Birmingham | 52= | Birmingham Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Place of Worship | 38 | 125 | – | Sutton Coldfield | 2025 | [433] | |
| Birmingham | Leopold Works | Residential | 38 | 125 | 11 | Digbeth | 2023 | [434] | |||
| Birmingham | Smithfield House | Aparthotel | 38 | 125 | 12 | Digbeth | 2021 | [435] | |||
| 62 | Birmingham | 55 | Maple House | 150 Corporation Street | Residential | 37 | 121 | 10 | City Core | 2025 | [436] |
| 63 | Solihull | 2 | Westgate 21 | Office | 36 | 118 | 8 | Town Centre | 2021 | [437] | |
| 64= | Birmingham | 56= | 2 Brindleyplace (refurb and extension) | Office | 35 | 115 | 8 | Westside | 2023 | [438] | |
| Birmingham | 40 Upper Gough Street, Building 1 | Office | 35 | 115 | 9 | Westside | 2021 | [439] | |||
| Birmingham | Icknield Square, Plot B1 | Residential | 35 | 115 | 10 | Ladywood | 2025 | [440] | |||
This list ranks all buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that have received outline planning permission and will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall when full planning permission is sought and granted.
Updated March 2025
| Rank | Authority | Auth. Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year approved | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Birmingham | 1 | SBQ 2 | Smallbrook Queensway 2 | Residential | 180 | 591 | 56 | Southside | 2023 | [386] |
| 2 | Birmingham | 2 | SBQ 1 | Smallbrook Queensway 1 | Residential | 142 | 466 | 44 | Southside | 2023 | [386] |
| 3 | Birmingham | 3 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 2c | Residential | 126 | 413 | 35 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 4= | Birmingham | 4 | Adderley Street, Plot 2 | former Digbeth Central Bus Garage | Mixed-use | 83 | 272 | 25 | Bordesley | 2021 | [442] |
| Wolverhampton | 1 | Brewers Yard, Plot 1A | Mixed-use | 83 | 272 | 23 | Springfield | 2023 | [443] | ||
| 6 | Birmingham | 5 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 5 | Office | 80 | 262 | 17 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 7 | Birmingham | 6 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 4c | Residential | 74 | 243 | 20 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton | 2 | Brewers Yard, Tower 2 | Mixed-use | 72 | 236 | 25 | Springfield | 2023 | [443] | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 7 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 6 | Office | 69 | 226 | 14 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 10 | Coventry | 1 | City Centre South, Block D | Mixed-use | ~67 | ~220 | ~21 | City Centre | 2022 | [444] | |
| 11 | Coventry | 2 | Abbott's Park, Plot 1 | Gas Works, Block 1 | Residential | 66 | 217 | 21 | City Centre | 2023 | [445] |
| 12= | Birmingham | 8= | BCU Eastside, Plot A | Mixed-use | 62 | 203 | 14 | Eastside | 2023 | [446] | |
| Birmingham | Martineau Galleries, Plot 7 | Office | 62 | 203 | 13 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |||
| 14 | Coventry | 3 | City Centre South, Block B | Mixed-use | ~61 | ~200 | ~19 | City Centre | 2022 | [447] | |
| 15= | Birmingham | 10= | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3c | Residential / Hotel | 60 | 197 | 16 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| Birmingham | Martineau Galleries, Plot 1 | Office | 60 | 197 | 12 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |||
| 17 | Birmingham | 12 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3f | Residential / Hotel | 59 | 194 | 16 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 18= | Birmingham | 13 | Duddeston Viaduct Building | Digbeth Regeneration, Plot V1-10 | Mixed-use | 57 | 187 | 15 | Digbeth | 2024 | [448] |
| Coventry | 4 | Bishop Street Block B | former Coventry Evening Telegraph | Student accommodation | 57 | 187 | 19 | City Centre | 2018 | [449] | |
| 20 | Birmingham | 14 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 2b | Residential | 54 | 177 | 14 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 21 | Birmingham | 15 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 4b | Residential | 53 | 174 | 14 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 22 | Birmingham | 16 | Three Congreve Square | Paradise Phase 3 | Mixed-use | ~53 | ~174 | 12 | City Centre | 2013 | [270] |
| 23= | Birmingham | 17 | The Metalworks | Adderley Street, Plot 1 | Residential | 50 | 165 | 15 | Bordesley | 2021 | [448] |
| Coventry | 5 | City Centre South, Block C | Mixed-use | ~50 | ~164 | ~16 | City Centre | 2022 | [450] | ||
| Wolverhampton | 3 | Brewers Yard, Plot 1B | Mixed-use | 50 | 164 | 13 | Springfield | 2023 | [443] | ||
| 26 | Birmingham | 18 | One Congreve Square | Paradise Phase 3 | Mixed-use | ~49 | ~161 | 11 | City Centre | 2013 | [270] |
| 27= | Birmingham | 19= | Adderley Street, Plot 5 | former Digbeth Central Bus Garage | Mixed-use | 48 | 158 | 13 | Bordesley | 2021 | [442] |
| Birmingham | Adderley Street, Plot 6 | former Digbeth Central Bus Garage | Mixed-use | 48 | 158 | 13 | Bordesley | 2021 | [442] | ||
| Birmingham | New Bond Street, Zone 1A | Residential | 48 | 158 | 15 | Bordesley | 2021 | [451] | |||
| Birmingham | New Bond Street, Zone 2C | Residential | 48 | 158 | 15 | Bordesley | 2021 | [451] | |||
| 31= | Birmingham | 23 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 4d | Residential | 47 | 155 | 11 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| Coventry | 6 | Abbott's Park, Plot 2A | Gas Works, Block 2A | Residential | 47 | 154 | 15 | City Centre | 2023 | [452] | |
| 33 | Birmingham | 24 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3d | Residential / Hotel | 46 | 151 | 12 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 34 | Birmingham | 25 | Adderley Street, Plot 3 | former Digbeth Central Bus Garage | Mixed-use | 44 | 144 | 12 | Bordesley | 2021 | [442] |
| 35= | Birmingham | 26 | BCU Eastside, Plot C | Mixed-use | 42 | 138 | 8 | Eastside | 2023 | [453] | |
| Coventry | 7 | Abbott's Park, Plot 2B | Gas Works, Block 2B | Residential | 42 | 138 | 13 | City Centre | 2023 | [454] | |
| 37 | Birmingham | 27 | Two Centenary Way | Paradise Phase 3 | Mixed-use | ~41 | ~134 | 9 | City Centre | 2013 | [270] |
| 38 | Birmingham | 28 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3e | Residential / Hotel | 40 | 131 | 10 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
| 39 | Birmingham | 29 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3b | Residential / Hotel | 37 | 121 | 9 | City Centre | 2020 | [441] | |
This list ranks all buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall, for which planning permission has been sought but not yet granted.
Updated September 2025
| Rank | Authority | Auth. Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year of submission | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Birmingham | 1 | Perryian Works, Tower 1 | 1 Lancaster Circus | Student Accommodation | 162 | 531 | 48 | Gun Quarter | 2024 | [455] |
| 2 | Birmingham | 2 | Perryian Works, Tower 2 | 1 Lancaster Circus | Student Accommodation | 140 | 459 | 41 | Gun Quarter | 2024 | [456] |
| 3 | Birmingham | 3 | Edgbaston Street Gardens, Block A | Former Indoor Markets Site | Residential | 100 | 328 | 32 | Southside | Appealed | [457] |
| 4 | Birmingham | 4 | Edgbaston Street Gardens, Block B | Former Indoor Markets Site | Residential | 91 | 299 | 29 | Southside | Appealed | [458] |
| 5 | Birmingham | 5 | Edgbaston Street Gardens, Block C–D | Former Indoor Markets Site | Residential | 64 | 210 | 20 | Southside | Appealed | [459] |
| 6 | Birmingham | 6 | Premier Inn, Essington Street | Student Accommodation | 50 | 164 | 14 | Westside | 2025 | [460] | |
| 7 | Birmingham | 7 | 55 Holloway Head | Lee Bank Business Centre Projekt 55 | Mixed-use | 47 | 154 | 11 | Westside | 2024 | [461] |
| 8 | Birmingham | 8 | The White Lion | Student accommodation | 45 | 148 | 14 | Southside | 2024 | [462] | |
| 9 | Solihull | 1 | Mell Square | Mixed-use | 44 | 145 | 14 | Town Centre | 2025 | [463] | |
| 10 | Birmingham | 9 | The Barrel Works | 146-148 Charles Henry Street | Residential | 42 | 138 | 15 | Digbeth | 2024 | [464] |
| 11 | Birmingham | 10 | Western Business Park, Block 6 | Residential | 38 | 125 | 12 | Winson Green | 2022 | [465] | |
This list ranks pre-planning applications and emergent schemes for buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall, if full planning permission is sought and granted. Please note that the data for each structure may not be complete.
Updated September 2025
| Rank | Authority | Auth. Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year published | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Birmingham | 1 | The Wharf, Tower 1 | Residential | 180 | 591 | 57 | Westside | 2024 | [466] | |
| 2= | Birmingham | 2= | Electric Cinema, 47 Station Street | Residential | ~50 | City Centre | 2024 | [467] | |||
| Birmingham | M&S, 42 High Street | Residential | ~50 | City Centre | 2025 | [468] | |||||
| 4 | Birmingham | 4 | Gas Quarter, Tower 1 | Mixed-use | ~45 | Westside | 2024 | [469] | |||
| 5 | Birmingham | 5 | The Wharf, Tower 2 | Residential | 131 | 430 | 41 | Westside | 2024 | [470] | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 6 | Gas Quarter, Tower 2 | Mixed-use | ~39 | Westside | 2024 | [471] | |||
| 7 | Birmingham | 7 | Five Ways House and Tower | Mixed-use | 32 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 2023 | [472] | |||
| 8= | Birmingham | 8= | Former Goods Yard Pershore Street, Phase 1C | Mixed-use | ~90 | ~295 | ~30 | Southside | 2023 | [473] | |
| Birmingham | Gas Quarter, Tower 3 | Mixed-use | ~30 | Westside | 2024 | [474] | |||||
| Birmingham | Aston University Campus Plot 11 | Gateway Tower | Student accommodation | ~30 | Eastside | 2020 | [475] | ||||
| 11 | Birmingham | 11 | The Narrowhouse | Gather & Soul | Residential | 29 | Westside | 2025 | [476] | ||
| 12 | Birmingham | 12 | 120 Suffolk Street | Student accommodation | 66 | 217 | 21 | Westside | 2025 | [477] | |
| 13 | Birmingham | 13 | Bradford Street | Mixed-use Residential | 20 | Digbeth | 2024 | [478] | |||
| 14 | Birmingham | 14 | Aston University Campus Plot 12 | Student accommodation | ~20 | Eastside | 2020 | [475] | |||
| 15 | Birmingham | 15 | Gas Quarter, Tower 4 | Mixed-use | ~17 | Westside | 2024 | [479] | |||
| 16= | Birmingham | 16= | Aston University Campus Plot 1 | Student accommodation | ~15 | Eastside | 2020 | [475] | |||
| Birmingham | Aston University Campus Plot 13 | Student accommodation | ~15 | Eastside | 2020 | [475] | |||||
| Birmingham | The Races | former Perry Barr Greyhound Track | Residential | ~15 | Perry Barr | 2023 | [480] | ||||
| Birmingham | The Wharf, Hotel | Residential | 46 | 151 | 15 | Westside | 2024 | [481] | |||
| Coventry | 2 | 1 Lincoln Street | Student accommodation | 15 | City Centre | 2023 | [482] | ||||
This list ranks proposals for the construction of buildings and free-standing structures in Birmingham that were planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft), for which planning permission was rejected or which were otherwise withdrawn.
| Rank | Authority | Auth. Rank | Name | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year proposed | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Birmingham | 1 | Regal Tower | Mixed-use | 201 | 659 | 56 | Westside | 2007 | Designed by Aedas for Regal Property Group, Regal Tower was a 56-storey, 201-metre tall mixed-use proposal incorporating a 289-bed luxury hotel, boutique retail units and a double-height skybar on the 30th floor. Had it been built, it would have become the second tallest building in the United Kingdom after One Canada Square in London. However, the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) raised concerns about the design of the tower and the developer subsequently withdrew from the project. | [483] |
| 2 | Birmingham | 2 | VTP200 | Observation Tower | 200 | 656 | 10 | Eastside | 2010 | Designed by architects RTKL, the VerTiPlex VTP200 was to be a 200 metre vertical theme park and observation tower complex incorporating a 250-bedroom hotel, restaurants and bars. Although the scheme stalled due to the financial crash of 2008, plans were subsequently submitted and approved by Birmingham City Council in 2010. However, the application lapsed and the land was eventually purchased by Birmingham City University for its City Centre Campus | [484] |
| 3 | Birmingham | 3 | 100 Broad Street | Residential | 193 | 634 | 61 | Westside | 2020 | Originally planned to be the tallest building in Birmingham, the tower was subsequently redesigned at a reduced height of 103 metres. | [485] |
| 4= | Birmingham | 4= | Arena Central Tower | Office | 175 | 574 | 50 | Westside | 2007 | The Arena Central project, masterplanned by HOK International in 1998, incorporated a landmark 50-storey tower of around 245 metres (805 feet) in height, as a later phase of the scheme. The project stalled In the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack and was ultimately superseded by the V Building proposal. | [486] |
| Birmingham | The Birmingham Pinnacle | Observation Tower | 175 | 574 | – | Eastside | 2008 | The Pinnacle was proposed as Europe's first vertical theme park. It would have provided a range of theme park rides, an observation deck, restaurants, shops, bars and leisure facilities. It was superseded by VTP200. | [487] | ||
| 6 | Birmingham | 6 | Act One. Chung Ying Plaza | Mixed-use | 170 | 558 | 52 | Southside | 2022 | Developer Cordia Blackswan put forward plans for a 50-storey "low-carbon" build-to-rent scheme in April 2022 but withdrew them shortly thereafter. To-date, the rumoured resubmission has failed to materialise. | [488] |
| 7 | Birmingham | 7 | Bull Ring Tower | Office | 160 | 525 | 35 | City Centre | 1990 | Between 1987 and 1990, developer London and Edinburgh Trust put forward several plans for the redevelopment of the Bull Ring Shopping Centre, which included demolishing the Rotunda and replacement it with a 160-metre tall office block designed by Chapman Taylor. Recession at the start of the 1990s saw the plans fail to materialise and the Rotunda was subsequently listed and restored. | [489] |
| 8 | Birmingham | 8 | 103 Colmore Row | Office | 160 | 525 | 35 | Colmore Business District | 2008 | In December 2006, a first planning application was submitted to demolish the National Westminster Tower at 103 Colmore Row and replace it with a 35-storey office building. The proposal received planning permission from Birmingham City Council in September 2008 but was stymied by the 2008 financial crisis. In 2014, the building was sold and new plans were submitted for the now completed 103 Colmore Row. | [490] |
| 9 | Birmingham | 9 | V Building | Residential | 152 | 499 | 51 | Westside | 2006 | The V Building (formerly known as Arena Central Tower) was a proposed 51-storey residential skyscraper approved for construction as part of the Arena Central development scheme. The design featured a distinctive 'V'-shaped tower rising from the base and a rooftop bar on the 50th floor. Approved by Birmingham City Council, with an expected start in 2008, the proposal failed to materialise and was superseded by Aston Place. | [491] |
| 10 | Birmingham | 10 | Post and Mail Scheme (Tower 1 Scheme C) | Office | 150 | 492 | 35 | Colmore Business District | 2010 | On behalf of London-based developer Parlison Properties, Corstorphine and Wright unveiled proposals for a distinctive stepped tower on the site of the former Birmingham Post and Mail building at Colmore Circus. The scheme was not progressed. | [492] |
| 11 | Birmingham | 11 | Snowhill Tower | Residential | 137 | 449 | 43 | Colmore Business District | 2006 | The initial proposal for Phase 4 of the mixed-use Snowhill development comprised a 43-storey apartment tower and 23-storey five star hotel. Following the 2008 financial crisis, developers Ballymore Group announced a review of this phase of the scheme, which was ultimately superseded by Three Snowhill. | [493] |
| 12= | Birmingham | 12= | New Street Station 'Gateway Plus' Tower 1 | Mixed-use | 130 | 427 | 30 | City Centre | 2006 | The initial design for the redevelopment of Birmingham New Street railway station, which was produced by John McAslan + Partners in conjunction with engineers WSP Group, featured two mixed-use 130m towers flanking the entrance on Station Street. However, the towers did not survive the subsequent design process. | [494] |
| Birmingham | New Street Station 'Gateway Plus' Tower 1 | Mixed-use | 130 | 427 | 30 | City Centre | 2006 | [494] | |||
| 14= | Birmingham | 14= | Rough Diamond Hotel Tower | Hotel | 120 | 394 | Jewellery Quarter | 2005 | M3 Architects revealed designs for a triumvirate of 120-metre towers as part of a proposed mixed-use scheme dubbed “Rough Diamond”. A full planning application was never submitted. | [495] | |
| Birmingham | Rough Diamond Office Tower | Office | 120 | 394 | Jewellery Quarter | 2005 | [496] | ||||
| Birmingham | Rough Diamond Residential Tower | Residential | 120 | 394 | Jewellery Quarter | 2005 | [497] | ||||
| 17 | Birmingham | 17 | One Snow Hill Plaza | Office | 118 | 387 | 29 | Colmore Business District | 2011 | One Snow Hill Plaza was to be constructed on the site of the Kennedy Tower. However, proposals were dropped following the collapse of the developer, Kenmore. The existing building has since been renovated and now houses a Holiday Inn Express. | [498] |
| 18 | Birmingham | 18 | Martineau Galleries Tower Plot 3 | Residential | ~110 | ~360 | 29 | City Centre | 2005 | Part of the original planning application for the redevelopment of the Martineau Galleries site, which was cancelled in 2009 and subsequently revised and resubmitted by Hammerson in 2020. | [499] |
| 19 | Birmingham | 19 | Lancaster Circus Tower, West Midlands Fire Station | Mixed-use | 108 | 354 | 30 | Eastside | 2011 | A 30-storey ‘slab-block’ tower was proposed by developer Watkin Jones for the redevelopment of Birmingham's disused, Grade II-listed Central Fire Station. The scheme was scaled back following criticism from CABE but the reworked 23-storey tower element was refused planning permission by Birmingham City Council, leading to the tall element being dropped altogether. | [500] |
| 20 | Birmingham | 20 | Beorma Quarter Block A | Mixed-use | 107 | 351 | 27 | City Centre | 2009 | First iteration of the landmark mixed-use tower approved for the Beorma Quarter site, which was subsequently reimagined and revised upwards in height. | [501] |
| 21 | Birmingham | 21 | Axis Square, Building 3 | Office | 100 | 328 | 23 | Westside | 2018 | The tallest of four office buildings to receive planning permission on the site of the former Axis Building, before the site was sold on. The Axis Square development has since been superseded by The Goods Station, a mixed-use development by Urban regeneration specialist, Vita Group. | [502] |
This list ranks buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham metropolitan area that are undergoing demolition or have been demolished since the 1990s, having stood at least 50 metres (164 ft) in height.
| Rank | Authority | Auth. Rank | Name | Image | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year built | Year demolished | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | |||||||||||
| – | Cannock Chase | 1 | Rugeley B Power Station Chimney | | Chimney | 183 | 600 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | [503] |
| Cannock Chase | 2= | Rugeley B Power Station Tower 1 | Cooling Tower | 117 | 384 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | [504] | ||
| Cannock Chase | Rugeley B Power Station Tower 2 | Cooling Tower | 117 | 384 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | [504] | |||
| Cannock Chase | Rugeley B Power Station Tower 3 | Cooling Tower | 117 | 384 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | [504] | |||
| Cannock Chase | Rugeley B Power Station Tower 4 | Cooling Tower | 117 | 384 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | [504] | |||
| 1 | Birmingham | 1 | Birmingham Battery and Metal Co. | Chimney | 85 | 279 | – | Selly Oak | 1871 | 2000 | [505] | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 2 | National Westminster Tower | | Office | 80 | 262 | 23 | Colmore Business District | 1976 | 2017 | [506] |
| – | Wyre Forest | 1= | British Sugar Beet Factory, Silo 1 | Factory | 80 | 262 | – | Kidderminster | c.1925 | 2012 | [507] | |
| Wyre Forest | British Sugar Beet Factory, Silo 2 | Factory | 80 | 262 | – | Kidderminster | c.1925 | 2012 | [507] | |||
| – | Wyre Forest | 3 | British Sugar Beet Factory, Chimney | Chimney | 75 | 246 | – | Kidderminster | c.1925 | 2008 | [508] | |
| – | Cannock Chase | 6 | Rugeley B Power Station Boiler Room | Industrial facility | 74 | 245 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2019–2020 | [509] | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 3 | Edgbaston House | | Office | 69 | 226 | 18 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 1976 | 2018 | [510] |
| 4= | Birmingham | 4 | Birmingham Post and Mail HQ | Office | 67 | 222 | 16 | Colmore Business District | 1966 | 2005 | [511] | |
| Sandwell | 1= | Aiken House | Residential | 67 | 222 | 24 | Smethwick | 1970 | 1992 | [512] | ||
| Sandwell | Hamilton House | Residential | 67 | 222 | 24 | Smethwick | 1970 | 2007 | [513] | |||
| 7= | Coventry | 1= | Massey Ferguson Tower | Office | 64 | 210 | 20 | Tile Hill | 1966 | 2012 | [514] | |
| Coventry | Priory Hall | Residential | 64 | 210 | 20 | City Centre | 1966 | 2018 | [515] | |||
| Coventry | Webster Hemming & Sons Brickworks | Chimney | 64 | 210 | – | Foleshill | c.1870 | 2016 | [516] | |||
| 10= | Birmingham | 5 | Stephenson Tower | | Residential | 63 | 207 | 20 | City Centre | 1967 | 2011 | [517] |
| Coventry | 4 | Civic Centre Building Four | Office | 63 | 207 | 14 | City Centre | 1971 | 2019 | [518] | ||
| 12 | Birmingham | 6 | Wheel of Birmingham | Ferris Wheel | 62 | 203 | – | Westside | 2004 | 2006 | [519] | |
| 13= | Birmingham | 7 | Dalton Tower | | Residential | 61 | 200 | 21 | Eastside | 1971 | 2011 | [520] |
| Coventry | 5 | Coventry Point | Office | 61 | 200 | 14 | City Centre | 1975 | 2020 | [521] | ||
| Sandwell | 3= | Malthouse Point | Residential | 61 | 200 | 21 | Smethwick | 1969 | 1997 | [522] | ||
| Sandwell | Sandfield Point | Residential | 61 | 200 | 21 | Smethwick | 1969 | 1997 | [523] | |||
| 17= | Birmingham | 8= | Lawrence Tower | | Residential | 59 | 194 | 21 | Eastside | 1971 | 2011 | [520] |
| Birmingham | Clyde Tower | Residential | 59 | 194 | 20 | Aston | 1967 | 2006 | [524] | |||
| Sandwell | 5= | Blades House | Residential | 59 | 194 | 21 | West Bromwich | 1966 | 1995 | [525] | ||
| Sandwell | Dugdale House | Residential | 59 | 194 | 21 | West Bromwich | 1966 | 1995 | [526] | |||
| Walsall | 1 | Churchill House | Residential | 59 | 194 | 21 | Yew Tree | 1966 | 1996 | [527] | ||
| 22= | Birmingham | 10= | Calthorpe House | Office | 58 | 190 | 17 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 1968 | 2008 | [528] | |
| Birmingham | Stafford Tower | | Residential | 58 | 190 | 21 | Eastside | 1971 | 2014 | [529] | ||
| Dudley | 1= | Byron House | Residential | 58 | 190 | 20 | Halesowen | 1968 | 1999 | [530] | ||
| Dudley | Kipling House | Residential | 58 | 190 | 20 | Halesowen | 1968 | 1999 | [531] | |||
| Dudley | Millfield Court | Residential | 58 | 190 | 20 | Eve Hill | 1969 | 1999 | [532] | |||
| Dudley | Prince of Wales Court | Residential | 58 | 190 | 20 | Eve Hill | 1969 | 1999 | [533] | |||
| 28= | Birmingham | 12= | Bayley Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1967 | 2011 | [534] | |
| Birmingham | Brooks Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Aston | 1971 | 2002 | [535] | |||
| Birmingham | Charlecote Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Southside fka Lee Bank | 1965 | 2000 | [536] | |||
| Birmingham | Chatsworth Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Southside fka Lee Bank | 1966 | 2002 | [537] | |||
| Birmingham | Chillinghome Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1967 | 2004 | [538] | |||
| Birmingham | Concorde Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Castle Vale | 1968 | 2000 | [539] | |||
| Birmingham | Flint Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Edgbaston | 1971 | 2004 | [540] | |||
| Birmingham | Haddon Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Southside fka Lee Bank | 1967 | 2006 | [541] | |||
| Birmingham | Holbrook Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1968 | 2018 | [542] | |||
| Birmingham | Longleat Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Southside fka Lee Bank | 1968 | 2000 | [543] | |||
| Birmingham | Princethorpe Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hockley | 1970 | 2003 | [544] | |||
| Birmingham | Sapphire Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Aston | 1971 | 2016 | [545] | |||
| Birmingham | Stoneycroft Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1967 | 2011 | [546] | |||
| Birmingham | Warstone Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1967 | 2019 | [547] | |||
| Birmingham | Wiggin Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Aston | 1967 | 2002 | [548] | |||
| 43= | Sandwell | 7= | Croxhall Tower | Residential | 56 | 184 | 20 | Smethwick | 1965 | 1993 | [549] | |
| Sandwell | Mill Tower | Residential | 56 | 184 | 20 | Smethwick | 1963 | 1993 | [550] | |||
| 45 | Birmingham | 27 | No. 12 Gasholder, Windsor Street | Gas Holder | 55 | 180 | – | Nechells | 1877/1934 | 2022 | [551] | |
| 46 | South Staffordshire | 1 | SI Group UK | Chimney | 55 | 180 | – | Four Ashes | c.1960 | 2013 | [552] | |
| 47 | Wolverhampton | 1 | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | Chimney | 55 | 180 | – | Oxley | 1927 | 2008 | [553] | |
| 48 | Coventry | 6 | Station Tower | Office | 54 | 178 | 15 | City Centre | 1972 | 2016 | [521] | |
| 49= | Birmingham | 28= | Cornwall Tower | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | Hockley | 1970 | 2014 | [554] | |
| Birmingham | Dorset Tower | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | Hockley | 1971 | 2010 | [555] | |||
| Birmingham | Norfolk Tower | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | Hockley | 1971 | 2017 | [556] | |||
| Birmingham | Normansell Tower | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | Aston | 1972 | 2012 | [557] | |||
| 53= | Birmingham | 32= | Axis Building | Office | 51 | 167 | 12 | Westside | 1976 | 2022 | [558] | |
| Birmingham | Longbridge Car Plant | Chimney | 51 | 168 | – | Longbridge | 1995 | 2020 | [559] | |||
| 55= | Birmingham | 34= | Arconic Aluminium Chimney 1 | Chimney | 50 | 165 | – | Kitts Green | 1938 | 2018 | [560] | |
| Birmingham | Arconic Aluminium Chimney 2 | Chimney | 50 | 165 | – | Kitts Green | 1938 | 2018 | [561] | |||
| Birmingham | Arconic Aluminium Chimney 3 | Chimney | 50 | 165 | – | Kitts Green | 1938 | 2018 | [562] | |||
| Birmingham | Eden Tower | Residential | 50 | 165 | 18 | Edgbaston | 1964 | 2014 | [563] | |||
| Birmingham | No. 13 Gasholder, Windsor Street | Gas Holder | 50 | 165 | – | Nechells | 1885 | 2022 | [551] | |||
| Birmingham | No. 14 Gasholder, Windsor Street | Gas Holder | 50 | 165 | – | Nechells | 1885 | 2022 | [551] | |||
| Coventry | 7 | Courtaulds | Chimney | 50 | 164 | – | Little Heath | 1924 | 2010 | [564] | ||
| South Staffordshire | 2 | SI Group UK | Chimney | 50 | 164 | – | Four Ashes | c.1960 | 2013 | [565] | ||
Like other regional conurbations in the United Kingdom, the Birmingham metropolitan area is polycentric, with several primary urban areas and satellite towns overlaying traditional market towns and civil parishes, separated by areas of protected green space. This is reflected in a diverse urban landscape characterised by examples of Medieval, Tudor, Jacobean, English Baroque, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Modern, Postmodern and Contemporary architecture. Each of these architectural periods is represented by at least one tall building or structure.
This is a list of the tallest surviving buildings and free-standing structures constructed during each of the UK's major architectural periods, listed in chronological order. Buildings are only included where their existing highest point was built during the period and in the architectural style stated.
| Period (AD) | Architectural style | Authority | Name | Function | Image | Height | Year completed | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (ft) | |||||||||
| Anglo-Saxon 410 – 1066 | Anglo-Saxon | c.410 – c.1066 | Wolverhampton | St Peter's High Cross | Monument | | ~4 | ~13 | c.996 | [566] |
| Although the West Midlands lies at the heart of the ancient Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia, there is little architecture evidence from this period to be found in the region. An exception is St Peter's High Cross, also known as the Wolverhampton Pillar, the shaft of a highly decorated Anglian High cross which still stands in its original location in the churchyard of St Peter's Collegiate Church. It is a scheduled ancient monument. | ||||||||||
| Medieval 1066 – 1485 | Norman (English Romanesque) | c.1066 – c.1189 | Warwick | St Mary's Church, Stoneleigh | Place of worship | | ~15 | ~49 | c.1180 | [567] |
| Located in the small village of Stoneleigh-in-Arden in Warwickshire, 4.5 miles (7.25 km) south of Coventry, Grade I listed Church of St Mary is one of several surviving Norman churches in the region. Built in the late 1100s, it is ambitious for its date, with its red sandstone ashlar chancel, nave and west tower. Nearby St. Mary's Church in Cubbington is of a similar age and size. | ||||||||||
| Fortified | c.1066 – c.1485 | Warwick | Warwick Castle | Castle | | 44 | 144 | c.1360 | [568] | |
| Warwick Castle was established by William the Conqueror in 1068. Originally a motte-and-bailey castle, it was replaced by a stone keep during the reign of King Henry II (1154–1189) and later fortified by Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (1330–1360) with a gatehouse, barbican, and two main towers. Ceaser's Tower is the taller of the two towers, although Guy's Tower appears more prominent on the skyline due to its elevated setting. At a height of 44 metres (144 feet), it makes Warwick Castle the tallest medieval castle in the United Kingdom. | ||||||||||
| Early English Gothic | c.1189 – c.1307 | Birmingham | St Laurence's Church | Place of worship | | ~14 | ~46 | c.1230 | [569] | |
| Grade I listed Church of St Laurence in Northfield dates from the 12th century and contains some of the finest Early English work in the West Midlands. | ||||||||||
| Decorated Gothic | c.1307 – c.1377 | Wolverhampton | St Peter's Church | Place of worship | | 37 | 120 | c.1350 | [570] | |
| St Peter's Church is built of red sandstone on an elevated site in the centre of the city. The oldest part of the building above ground is the crossing under the tower, which probably dates from around 1200. Much of the Church was rebuilt and extended in the 14th century, in a Decorated style, with the upper part of the tower being rebuilt from about 1475 to a height of 37 metres (120 feet). It remained the tallest building in Wolverhampton until the completion of St John's Church in 1776. | ||||||||||
| Perpendicular Gothic | c.1377 – c.1547 | Coventry | The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael | Ruin | | 88 | 289 | c1425 | [571] | |
| The Old Cathedral Church of St Michael's was a 14th-century Gothic church designed in the perpendicular style. It was one of the largest parish churches in England when, in 1918, it was elevated to cathedral status on the creation of the Diocese of Coventry. This cathedral now stands ruined, having been bombed during World War II, but the spire remains the tallest in Coventry and the third tallest in England. | ||||||||||
| Vernacular | c.1450 – c.1630 | Sandwell | Oak House, West Bromwich | House and museum | | ~13 | ~42 | c.1620 | [572] | |
| Many of the finest examples of late medieval half-timbering in the region can be found in and around Solihull and Warwick. However, the unusual prospect tower atop Grade II* listed Oak House in West Bromwich elevates the height of this former yeoman's house above its better-known peers. Restored in 1898, the house is now run as a museum. | ||||||||||
| Tudor 1485–1603 | Early Tudor (transitional) | c.1485 – c.1560 | Stratford-upon-Avon | Coughton Court | Country house | | ~20 | ~66 | 1536 | [573] |
| Coughton Court is an English Tudor country house situated on the main road between Studley and Alcester in Warwickshire, built between 1509 and 1536. It is a Grade I listed building. The house has a long crenellated façade directly facing the main road, at the centre of which is the Tudor Gatehouse, dating from after 1536; this has hexagonal turrets and oriel windows in the English Renaissance style. The Gatehouse is the oldest part of the house and is flanked by later wings. | ||||||||||
| Fortified (Tudor) | c.1485 – c.1603 | Warwick | Leicester's Gatehouse | Castle | | 18 | 59 | 1571 | [574] | |
| Leicester's Gatehouse is one of the few parts of Kenilworth castle to remain completely intact. It was built by Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester to provide a fashionable entrance to the castle from the direction of Coventry. The external design, with its three-storey stone tower and four octagonal corner turrets, echoes the medieval fortified style popular a century or more before, while the interior is designed in the Elizabethan fashion of the time. | ||||||||||
| Elizabethan | c.1547 – c.1603 | Stratford-upon-Avon | Charlecote Park | Country house | | ~16 | ~52 | 1558 | [575] | |
| Charlecote Park is located on the banks of the River Avon in the village of Charlecote, on the border between Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick districts. It was built in 1558 by Sir Thomas Lucy, and although the house was modified by successive generations of the Lucy family, the outline of the original Elizabethan house remains. It is a fine example of an Elizabethan prodigy house and a Grade I listed building. | ||||||||||
| Stuart 1603 – 1714 | Jacobean | c.1603 – c.1630 | Birmingham | Aston Hall | Prodigy House / Museum | | ~23 | ~75 | 1635 | [576] |
| Designed by John Thorpe and built between 1618 and 1635 for Sir Thomas Holte, Grade I listed Aston Hall is one of the last great Jacobean prodigy houses and the largest of its type in the region. Located two miles to the north of Birmingham city centre in Aston Park, it is now a community museum and visitor attraction managed by the Birmingham Museums Trust. | ||||||||||
| Post-medieval Gothic (incl. Gothic Survival; Gothic-Renaissance) | c.1600 – c.1820 | Warwick | Collegiate Church of St Mary | Place of worship | | 53 | 174 | 1704 | [577] | |
| Although classically inspired architecture began to supplant Gothic in the 17th century, some regional architects continued to work in Gothic styles, employing traditional gothic designs or fusing gothic features with the classical zeitgeist. The Collegiate Church of St Mary is an outstanding example of the latter, rebuilt in 1704 in a Gothic-Renaissance style following the Great Fire of Warwick in 1693. The building was designed by William Wilson and may have been supervised by Sir Christopher Wren. Its unique 53-metre tower is gothic in appearance but incorporates classical detailing. | ||||||||||
| Early English Classical (incl. Cromwellian) | c.1625 – c.1660 | Redditch | Norgrove Court | Country House | | ~15 | ~49 | 1649 | [578] | |
| Norgrove Court is one of a number of classically influenced houses built across the region prior to the Restoration period of 1660. It features sandstone ashlar dressings, a hipped roof with dormer windows, and rows of sash-window bays in a quasi-Mannerist style. The vast central chimney stack raises the overall height of the building above similar houses of the period, for example Blyth Hall in Warwickshire. It is the only Grade I-listed building in the district of Redditch. | ||||||||||
| Carolean (Restoration) | c.1660 – c.1690 | Stratford-upon-Avon | Ragley Hall | Country House | | ~22 | ~72 | 1683 | [579] | |
| Ragley Hall is located near Alcester, around 8 km south of Redditch. It was designed for Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway by Roger or William Hurlbut circa 1677 and modified by the scientist and amateur architect Dr Robert Hooke in 1678. The mansion comprises a double-pile house with corner pavilions and a full-height portico supported on Ionic columns. It is a Grade I listed building and the ancestral seat of the Marquess of Hertford. | ||||||||||
| English Baroque | c.1690 – c.1730 | Birmingham | Cathedral Church of St Philip | Place of worship | | 40 | 131 | 1715 | [580] | |
| The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip is the Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham, having been granted cathedral status in 1905. Built between 1711 and 1715, it was the city's tallest building for 52 years, until it was supplanted by the 58 metre (190 feet) spire of Parish Church of SS Peter and Paul in 1777. It is a Grade I listed building. | ||||||||||
| Georgian 1714 – 1837 | Neo-Palladian | c.1715 – c.1760 | Bromsgrove | Hagley Hall | Country House | | ~23 | ~76 | 1760 | [581] |
| The fashion for Neo-Palladian houses started in London around 1720 and spread to the provinces in the years that followed. Designed by Sanderson Miller for George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, Hagley Hall was built between 1754 and 1760, and has been described as the last of England's great Palladian houses. Notable Neo-Palladian features include the Venetian windows and the corner towers with pyramidal roofs, which have since been restored. It is a Grade I listed building. | ||||||||||
| Georgian Neoclassical | c.1750 – c.1840 | Wolverhampton | Church of St John in the Square | Place of worship | | 50 | 164 | 1776 | [582] | |
| St. John's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish church, built between 1758 and 1776 in the neoclassical style. It is the second oldest church in Wolverhampton City Centre and the first to be built within its own square. It is believed Roger Eykyn, who was the building contractor, used the design as a model for St. Paul's Church in Birmingham, which was built between 1777 and 1779. However, the lofty spire of St. John's is marginally the taller of the two. | ||||||||||
| Early Gothic Revival (incl. 'Strawberry Hill' Gothic; Gothick) | c.1750 – c.1810 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Arbury Hall | Country House | | ~12 | ~39 | 1803 | [583] | |
| Arbury Hall was originally a three-storey Elizabethan house built on the site of the 12th-century Augustinian Priory of Arbury. In 1750, then owner Sir Roger Newdigate began major alterations to the property in the 18th-century Gothic Revival style, which continued until his death in 1806. The refronted mansion incorporates crenellated parapets with pinnacle finials, traceried windows and other gothic ornaments typical of the 'Strawberry Hill Gothic' style. It is a Grade I listed building. | ||||||||||
| Regency (Classical Revival) | c.1810 – c.1840 | Warwick | Parade, Royal Leamington Spa | Residential | | ~20 | ~66 | 1810–1840 | [584] | |
| The mineral spring bathhouses of Royal Leamington Spa became fashionable during the Regency era and this is reflected in the classical architecture of the town. Many of its grandest stucco-fronted Regency buildings are located on the main thoroughfare, Parade, although similarly proportioned residential terraces can be found around the town, including Grade II* listed Royal Terrace (formerly Newbold Terrace) and Lansdowne Circus. | ||||||||||
| Greek Neoclassical | c.1810 – c.1880 | Birmingham | St Thomas' Church | Ruin | | ~40 | ~131 | 1829 | [585] | |
| St Thomas' was a Commissioners' church constructed between 1826 and 1829. At the time it was the largest church in Birmingham. Although architect Thomas Rickman was noted for his contribution to Gothic revivalism, St Thomas' neoclassical design took its cues from Greek revivalism, typical of the Regency period. In 1940, the building was largely destroyed during the Birmingham Blitz. The remaining portico and tower, rising to 40 metres, have been preserved and form part of St. Thomas' Peace Garden. | ||||||||||
| Regency (Medieval Revival) | c.1810 – c.1840 | Birmingham | St Mary's College, Oscott | Education | | ~26 | ~85 | 1838 | [586] | |
| Grade II* listed St Mary's College is the Roman Catholic seminary of the Archdiocese of Birmingham. It was designed by Joseph Potter of Lichfield and built between 1835 and 1838. The Tudor building envisaged by Potter was supplemented by the decorative input of Augustus Pugin, forming a unique combination of medieval and Gothic Revival architecture in red brick and stone. This fusion of styles marks a step change from the early Gothic Revival of the Georgian era to the High Victorian Gothic of the mid-to-late 19th century. | ||||||||||
| Victorian 1837 – 1901 | Romanesque Revival | c.1840 – c.1925 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Bedworth Water Tower | Water Tower | | 45 | 148 | 1898 | [587] |
| This Grade II listed former water tower was built in 1898 provide the people of Bedworth with clean drinking water. Designed in a simplified Romanesque style, its six high-storey bond brick tower and steep pagoda-style roof make it the tallest free-standing structure in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district. In 2015 the tower was sold to be converted into luxury apartments, but development is yet to begin. | ||||||||||
| Victorian Gothic Revival (incl. Early English; Decorated; Perpendicular) | c.1840 – c.1900 | Birmingham | St Martin in the Bull Ring | Place of worship | | 61 | 200 | 1855 | [588] | |
| St Martin in the Bull Ring is the original parish church of Birmingham and stands between the Bull Ring Shopping Centre and the markets. The present Victorian Gothic church was rebuilt by architect J. A. Chatwin on the site of a 13th-century predecessor, although the eighteenth-century tower and spire were preserved. St Martin's supplanted the Church of SS Peter & Paul in Aston as the tallest building in Birmingham, which it remained for 53 years. | ||||||||||
| Renaissance Revival (incl. Italianate; Neo-Baroque) | c.1850 – c.1890 | Birmingham | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | Civic building | | 45 | 148 | 1885 | [589] | |
| Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery was built to extend the Council House, which had been completed in 1879. Designed by Yeoville Thomason, the building follows the Neo-Baroque design of the Council House, with entry through a two-storeyed portico with sculptured pediment. Directly to the left of the entrance is the 45-metre clock tower with tiled roof known locally as 'Big Brum'. | ||||||||||
| High Victorian Gothic (Ruskinian Gothic) (incl. French and Italian styles) | c.1850 – c.1880 | Wolverhampton | St Luke's Church | Place of worship | | 52 | 170 | 1861 | [590] | |
| St Luke's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church designed in the Ruskinian style by G. T. Robinson of Leamington Spa, and consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 18 July 1861. At 52 metres, its polychrome spire with Gothic detailing is the tallest structure of its type in the region, surpassing those exemplified by Martin & Chamberlain's Birmingham Board Schools such as Oozells Street and Icknield Street. | ||||||||||
| Eclectic | c.1860 – c.1910 | Birmingham | Methodist Central Hall | Hall | | 56 | 131 | 1904 | [591] | |
| Methodist Central Hall is a Grade II* listed red brick and terracotta building located at the northern end of Corporation Street. It was built between 1903 and 1904 to complement the Victoria Law Courts on the opposite side of the street, but unlike the Victorian-gothic courts is built in an eclectic style with baroque detailing, swinging voussoirs, paired ionic columns, domed corner turrets and a 56-metre tower rising to a square belfry. The main hall was designed to seat 2,000 people but the building has remained empty since 2015. | ||||||||||
| British Arts and Crafts movement (incl. British Queen Anne Revival) | c.1870 – c.1940 | Birmingham | St Agatha's Church | Place of worship | | 37 | 120 | 1901 | [592] | |
| Designed by the noted Birmingham architect, William Bidlake, St Agatha's church is an expression of the Arts & Crafts approach to Gothic architecture at the end of the 19th century, combining red and blue brick with decorative stone features. It is a Grade I listed building. | ||||||||||
| Tudor Revival (incl. Old English; Mock Tudor; Tudorbethan) | c.1890 – c.1920 | Coventry | Old Council House | Government | | ~32 | ~105 | 1917 | [593] | |
| The Grade II-listed Coventry Council House was designed in the Elizabethan style by Edward Garrett and Henry Walter Simister. The building is faced in stone and decorated with turrets and crenellations, oriel and bay windows, and a corner clock tower rising to a height of around 32 metres, making it the tallest example of Tudor Revival architecture in the region. | ||||||||||
| Edwardian 1901 – 1910 | Edwardian Classicism (incl. Edwardian Baroque) | c.1901 – c.1914 | Birmingham | Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower | Education | | 100 | 131 | 1908 | [594] |
| Forming the centrepiece of Chancellor's Court on the University of Birmingham's main campus, "Old Joe" was designed by architects Aston Webb and Ingress Bell and constructed between 1900 and 1908, helping to popularise the term "Red Brick" university. The 100-metre campanile was modelled on the Torre del Mangia in Siena and remained the tallest building in Birmingham until 1965. | ||||||||||
| Modern 1910 – 2000 | Industrial | c.1910 – c.1950 | South Staffordshire | Baggeridge Brick Chimney | Chimney | | 65 | 213 | c.1937 | [595] |
| In 1937, Baggeridge Brickworks was built next to the Earl of Dudley's coal pits at Gospel End, Sedgely, and continued to manufacture bricks until its takeover by Wienerberger AG in 2007. The site has since been transformed into a craft village and residential development adjacent to Baggeridge Country Park, and the 65-metre (213 feet) chimney remains one of the few visual reminders of the area's industrial past. It is the tallest structure of its type in the region. | ||||||||||
| Art Deco | c.1920 – c.1940 | Birmingham | Heritage Building (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) | Education | | ~54 | ~177 | 1938 | [167] | |
| The main building, including the clock tower, was constructed between 1933 and 1938 as a wing of the old Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The new 600-bed Hospital Centre building was designed by architectural firm Lanchester and Lodge. Completed in 1938, the medical school building and hospital opened simultaneously. | ||||||||||
| Functionalist | c.1930 – c.1980 | Birmingham | BT Tower | Communications Tower | | 152 | 499 | 1965 | [596] | |
| BT Tower is currently the tallest non-building structure in Birmingham city centre. Construction of the tower commenced in July 1963 and was completed in September 1965. At one time the Post Office wanted to increase the height from 500 feet (150 m), which had been agreed by the Ministry of Aviation, to 600 feet (180 m), but this was refused to avoid non-standard procedures for aircraft on the approach to Birmingham Airport. | ||||||||||
| International Style | c.1930 – c.1980 | Birmingham | McLaren Building | Office | | 69 | 226 | 1972 | [597] | |
| The 21-storey McLaren Building characterises the rectangular footprint, box-shaped form and grid-like glass and steel facade of the post-war, international-style commercial high rise. Designed by Paul Bonham Associates and built in 1972 for HSBC, the thin, brown-tinted slab is currently the 21st tallest occupied building in Birmingham. | ||||||||||
| Brutalist | c.1950 – c.1980 | Birmingham | Centre City Tower | Office | | 76 | 249 | 1975 | [598] | |
| The tallest of several remaining Brutalist office buildings in the centre of Birmingham, Centre City was designed by Richard Seifert & Partners. The complex consists of two buildings, the Tower and the Podium. The Podium is a low-rise building that surrounds the Tower base, but (with the exception of fire escapes) there is no direct connection between the two. This arrangement means that the first floor of the Tower is at approximately seventh-floor level when compared with other buildings. | ||||||||||
| Late Modernist | c.1950 – c.1980 | Birmingham | Alpha Tower | Office | | 100 | 328 | 1973 | [599] | |
| Alpha Tower is a Grade II listed office skyscraper designed by the Birmingham-born architect George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners and was the former headquarters of ATV (Associated Television). Marsh's architectural influences are said to have included Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer and the American architectural practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, marking a departure from the Brutalist movement of the time. Prior to the completion of 103 Colmore Row in 2021, Alpha Tower was the tallest commercial building in the city and one of only three commercial buildings outside of London to reach a height of 100 metres. | ||||||||||
| Structural Expressionist (High-tech) | c.1960 – present | Birmingham | International Convention Centre (ICC) | Conference facility | | ~25 | ~82 | 1991 | [600] | |
| The International Convention Centre (ICC) is a major conference venue owned and operated by the NEC Group. Designed by Percy Thomas Partnership, the main entrance is marked by blue-tinted windows and exposed stanchions, while inside the building, connecting bridges and walkways criss-cross the atrium. The centre incorporates Symphony Hall, which has since been redesigned with a dedicated front entrance. | ||||||||||
| Postmodern 1970 – present | International Postmodern | c.1970 – c.2000 | Birmingham | Colmore Gate | Office | | 70 | 230 | 1992 | [601] |
| One of the few tall buildings to be constructed in Birmingham during the 1980s and 1990s, Colmore Gate draws on Art Deco features within its postmodern aesthetic. Its glazed appearance bears a notable resemblance to Philip Johnson's PPG Place in Pittsburg. | ||||||||||
| New Classical (Neotraditional; Neohistoric) | c.1970 – Present | Birmingham | Three Brindleyplace | Mixed-use | | 55 | 180 | 1998 | [602] | |
| Brindleyplace is a large mixed-use canalside development in the Westside district of Birmingham. A variety of architects were commissioned to design buildings in a range of architectural styles. Situated between the canal and Central Square, Three Brindleyplace was designed by Demetri Porphyrios, an exponent of New Classical Architecture, and this is reflected in the Venetian Palazzo-style facade of the building. Its 55-metre (180 feet) clock tower makes it the second tallest building in the complex. | ||||||||||
| Deconstructive | c.1980 – Present | Birmingham | The Cube | Mixed-use | | 71 | 231 | 2010 | [603] | |
| The Cube is a 25-storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, designed by Ken Shuttleworth of Make Architects. In an ironic postmodern twist, the outer cladding – a kaleidoscope of glazed and gold colour anodised aluminium panels – obscures the fact that the building is not, in fact, cuboid, but a deconstructed crown sitting atop a glazed atrium. | ||||||||||
| Contemporary 2000 – Present | Sustainable | c.2000 – Present | Coventry | Lanchester Library | Education | | ~30 | ~98 | 2000 | [604] |
| Opened in September 2000 on the Coventry University campus, the Frederick Lanchester Library is the largest deep-plan stack-ventilated building in Europe. The library, conceptualised by Short & Associates, is designed to maximise the use of natural daylight and features sustainable power and network infrastructures. The building's 30-metre elevated air-conditioned vents are fundamental to its energy saving design. | ||||||||||
| Biomorphic | c.2000 – Present | Birmingham | Selfridges Building | Retail | | ~35 | ~115 | 2003 | [605] | |
| Designed by British-based Czech architect Jan Kaplický of (Future Systems), the iconic building is the part of the Bullring Shopping Centre that houses the Selfridges Department Store. It is one of the world's leading examples of "Blobitecture", a neofuturist architectural movement based on amoeba-shaped forms. Its biomorphic façade comprises 15,000 anodised aluminium discs mounted on a blue background. | ||||||||||
| Modular | c.2000 – Present | Wolverhampton | Victoria Hall | Student accommodation | | 76 | 249 | 2009 | [606] | |
| Victoria Hall is a modular complex comprising four blocks of student accommodation, the tallest of which is 25 stories. When the building was completed in 2009, it held the world record for overall height and number of stories in a residential building constructed principally off-site. It remains the tallest modular structure in the Birmingham metropolitan area and the tallest habitable building in Wolverhampton. | ||||||||||
| Neofuturist | c.2000 – Present | Birmingham | Bournville College | Education | | 30 | 99 | 2011 | [607] | |
| Designed by global architecture and design practice Broadway Malyan, this landmark campus in Longbridge is set in 4.2 acres of grounds on the site of the former MG Rover automobile factory and is home to 15,000 students. The building is hinged around a linear central spine which houses classrooms, and is described as one of the most contemporary learning environments in Europe. | ||||||||||
| Neomodern | c.2000 – Present | Birmingham | The Mercian | Residential | | 132 | 433 | 2021 | [608] | |
| Designed by Glenn Howells Architects, The Mercian (right) is a 42-storey skyscraper located on Broad Street in the Westside district of Birmingham. It is the third tallest habitable building, and fourth tallest built structure, in the Birmingham metropolitan area. | ||||||||||
| Neobrutalism | c.2010 – Present | Birmingham | Octagon | Residential | | 155 | 509 | 2025 | [609] | |
| Designed by Glenn Howells Architects, Octagon is a 155 m (509 ft) tall, 49-storey residential skyscraper in Birmingham City Centre, which forms part of the Paradise redevelopment scheme. As of September 2025 it is the joint-tallest building in the Birmingham metropolitan area and according to its developers is the first pure octagonal residential skyscraper in the world. | ||||||||||