List of tallest buildings and structures in the London Borough of Croydon

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This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Croydon ranks buildings and structures in the London Borough of Croydon, England by height. The borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London, has a population of 330,587. [1] At its core is Croydon, a former market town, with interests in producing charcoal, tanned leather, and brewing. [2]

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History

In contrast to the vast majority of London's tallest buildings, most of Croydon's high-rises were constructed in the 1960s and 70s as part of a project to create the South of England's largest office space outside of Central London. [3] However, since then many of these office blocks have become outdated and some of the early high-rise buildings have subsequently been demolished, to allow for new skyscrapers to be constructed in their place. [4] More recently, a new redevelopment programme for the town centre, called Croydon Vision 2020 was announced. The town has since witnessed a boom in the construction of high rise apartments, such as IYLO and Altitude 25, a former brownfield site.

For 38 years, the tallest building in Croydon was the No. 1 Croydon (formerly the NLA Tower), a high-rise office block, which was completed in 1970, until 2009, when Altitude 25, a residential high-rise complex, was completed. Saffron Square became the tallest building in Croydon in 2016 at 134 metres tall, but was overtaken by 101 George Street, the current tallest building in Croydon in 2019. The current tallest building is College Road which topped out in 2022 at 149 metres, and is also the Europe's tallest modular building. [5]

In December 2022, Croydon Council (Conservative run) was warned by Councillor Patricia Hay-Justice (Labour), in a meeting of Council officers and planning officials that Croydon is not Manhattan and that the suburb should not resemble New York City in a row over a new skyscraper development. [6] [7]

Tallest completed buildings

The tallest completed buildings above 50 metres (164 ft).

RankNameBuiltUseHeight m / ftFloorsNotes
1College Road2022Residential149 / 48949 [8]
2101 George Street2019Residential136 / 44644 [9] [10]
3 Saffron Square 2016Residential134 / 44044 [11]
4Fold Building Queen's Quarter 2021Residential114 / 37435 [12] [13] [14] [15]
5 Altitude 25 2009Residential94 / 30826 [16]
6Morello North2022Residential89 / 29225
7Morello South2022Residential89 / 29225
8Cambridge House2022Residential83 / 27226
9 No. 1 Croydon 1970Office82 / 26924
10 Nestlé Tower 1964Office79 / 25924
11 Whitgift Centre Tower 1970Office77 / 25321
12Addiscombe Grove2020Residential72 / 23621
13Leon House1966Residential71 / 23322
14Malcolm Wicks House2021Residential71 / 23321 [17]
15Pembroke House1967Office70 / 23019
16Ryland House1977Office66 / 21715
17Chorus Apartments2021Residential64 / 21020 [18]
18 Lunar House 1970Office64 / 21019
19Apollo House1970Office64 / 21019
20Southern House1967Office63 / 20719
21 Newgate Tower (formerly IYLO)2014Residential61 / 20020
22 Whitgift Centre East 1969Retail55 / 18017
23 Whitgift Centre West 1969Retail55 / 18017
24Carolyn House1984Office55 / 18016
25Delta Point1985Office55 / 18015

Tallest structures

The two tallest structures, as of the beginning of 2008, in Croydon are listed below. Structures which have been demolished are not included. A structure differs from a high-rise by its lack of floors and habitability.

RankNameBuiltUseHeightLocation
metresfeet
1 Croydon transmitting station 1962Telecoms153502 Upper Norwood
2 IKEA Towers 1950Power station chimneys Purley Way

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed buildings

The tallest under construction, approved, or proposed buildings above or equal to 60 metres (197 ft), as of the beginning of 2013, in Croydon are listed below.

Summary

RankNameUseHeightFloorsNotesStatus
metresfeet
1One Lansdowne Road Tower 1Residential15952247Proposal for two residential towers in Croydon. [19] Previous application was withdrawn by the developer in 2022. [20] Proposed
2Botanical HouseResidential12440736Proposal a new residential tower in Croydon. [21] [22] Approved
3Mondial HouseResidential12039435Proposal a new residential tower in Croydon. [23] 102 George Street, Croydon. Recommended for approval. [24] Proposed
4One Lansdowne Road Tower 2Residential11838835Proposal for two residential towers in Croydon. [19] Previous application was withdrawn by the developer in 2022. [25] Proposed
5Leon Quarter Block AResidential10233529Under Construction
6Kindred HouseResidential8427524Proposed
7St Michael's Square (Tower A)Residential8327225Under Construction
St Michael's Square (Tower B)Residential8327221Under Construction
8 Fairfield Halls Tower I Venuen/an/a60Vision
9 Fairfield Halls Tower II Venuen/an/a35Vision
Fairfield Halls Tower III Venuen/an/a35Vision

Cancelled

RankNameUseHeightFloorsNotes
metresfeet
1One Lansdowne Road (2016)Mixed22874868Application withdrawn, new development proposed on same site [26] [27]
2Morello TowerResidential17156153 [28] [29] Replaced by Morello Quarter scheme.
3Suffolk HouseOffice16754838Planning permission denied

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

Croydon's skyline has been built up mostly since the mid-20th century. No. 1 Croydon held the title of tallest structure in Croydon for 38 years until Altitude 25 is built. This was replaced in 2016 by Saffron Square, a 2016 Carbuncle Cup-nominated high-rise completed as part of Croydon Vision 2020. Other high-rise buildings proposed to be built under the programme include the taller Morello Tower (171m) and One Landsdowne Road (228m). [26] [27]

Years tallestNameUseHeightFloorsNotes
metresfeet
1964–1970 Nestlé Tower Office7926024 [30]
1970–2008 NLA Tower Office8227024 [31]
2008–2016 Altitude 25 Residential9430726 [32]
2016–2019 Saffron Square Residential13444044 [11]
2019–2022101 George StreetResidential135.644444 [9] [10]
2022–presentCollege RoadResidential14948949 [8]

See also

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