List of tallest buildings and structures in Nottingham facts for kids

This list of tallest buildings and structures in Nottingham ranks the tallest buildings as well as structures within the City of Nottingham by height. Currently the tallest structure in Nottingham is the Eastcroft Incinerator, standing at 91 m (299 ft). However, the tallest building in Nottingham is Victoria Centre Flats A, standing at 75 m (246 ft).

St. Peter's Church in Nottingham was built in 1480, and was the tallest building in Nottingham for 361 years. High rise development in Nottingham was most active during the 1960s when many residential flats and tower blocks were constructed. However, several of these have been demolished or renovated during the 1980s and 2010s. High rise development slowed during the 1970s, and since 2000 only a few high rise buildings have been constructed.

Panoramic view of Nottingham seen from Sharphill Wood, West Bridgford in July 2022

Tallest existing buildings and structures

The tallest existing buildings and structures above 40 metres (131 ft), as of March 2022, in Nottingham and outer suburbs are listed below.

Rank	Name (alternate names)	Image	Height		Floors	Year	Use	Coordinates	Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	Eastcroft Energy from Waste Facility (Eastcroft Incinerator)		91 m	299 ft		1970	Chimney	52°56′47″N 1°08′07″W / 52.946379°N 1.135228°W / 52.946379; -1.135228	Tallest standing structure in the city since 1970.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	Victoria Centre Flats A		75 m	246 ft	26	1972	Residential	52°57′26″N 1°08′50″W / 52.957261°N 1.147263°W / 52.957261; -1.147263	Tallest building in Nottingham since 1972. Tallest building completed in Nottingham in the 1970s.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	Mapperley radio mast		71 m	233 ft			Transmitter	52°58′24″N 1°07′45″W / 52.9734550°N 1.129210058°W / 52.9734550; -1.129210058
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04=	Pine View (Buckland Court)		62 m	203 ft	21	1967	Residential	52°57′36″N 1°10′19″W / 52.960003°N 1.171941°W / 52.960003; -1.171941	Tallest building completed in Nottingham in the 1960s. Tallest building in Nottingham from 1967 until 1972. Tallest structure in Nottingham from 1967 until 1970.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04=	Lenton radio mast		62 m	203 ft			Transmitter	52°56′30″N 1°10′35″W / 52.941756°N 1.176364°W / 52.941756; -1.176364
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	Bowman Telephone Exchange (BT)		61 m	200 ft	13	1978	Telephone Exchange Office	52°57′22″N 1°08′27″W / 52.956094°N 1.140956°W / 52.956094; -1.140956
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	UoN Chimney		61 m	200 ft		1968	Chimney	52°56′24″N 1°11′32″W / 52.939972°N 1.192139°W / 52.939972; -1.192139
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	Burrows Court		61 m	200 ft	21	1967	Residential	52°57′24″N 1°07′34″W / 52.956642°N 1.126121°W / 52.956642; -1.126121	Renovations were made to the building in 1994, and again from February 2018 to May 2021.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	Nottingham Council House		61 m	200 ft		1929	City Hall Mercantile	52°57′12″N 1°08′55″W / 52.953452°N 1.148558°W / 52.953452; -1.148558	Tallest building completed in Nottingham in the 1920s. Tallest building in Nottingham from 1929 until 1967.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	Aspire		60 m	197 ft		2008	Sculpture	52°57′06″N 1°11′05″W / 52.951549°N 1.184603°W / 52.951549; -1.184603	Tallest structure completed in Nottingham in the 2000s.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	Southchurch Court		59 m	194 ft	20	1969	Residential	52°54′42″N 1°10′16″W / 52.911688°N 1.170988°W / 52.911688; -1.170988
&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	Tower Building, UoN		57.9 m	190 ft	17	1966	University	52°56′32″N 1°11′19″W / 52.942221°N 1.188617°W / 52.942221; -1.188617
&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013	All Hallows Church, Gedling		54.8 m	180 ft		1230	Church	52°58′37″N 1°04′50″W / 52.97699°N 1.08050°W / 52.97699; -1.08050	Second highest spire in the county after St Mary Magdalene, Newark. Outside the city boundary, but in outlying suburbs.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	Ash View (Bampton Court)		54.5 m	179 ft	18	1968	Residential	52°57′38″N 1°10′23″W / 52.960438°N 1.173084°W / 52.960438; -1.173084
&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015=	Victoria Centre Flats B		53.3 m	175 ft	18	1972	Residential	52°57′23″N 1°08′49″W / 52.956324°N 1.146999°W / 52.956324; -1.146999
&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015=	All Saints' Church		53.3 m	175 ft		1864	Church	52°57′37″N 1°09′41″W / 52.960185°N 1.161265°W / 52.960185; -1.161265
&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	High Point (Braidwood Court / The Pinnacle)		52.7 m	173 ft	19	1970	Residential	52°57′59″N 1°10′06″W / 52.966283°N 1.168435°W / 52.966283; -1.168435
&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018=	Unity Square Phase 1		50 m	160 ft	11	2022	Governmental Office	52°56′47″N 1°08′53″W / 52.946366°N 1.148105°W / 52.946366; -1.148105
&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018=	Cranbrook House		50 m	164 ft	14	1963	Residential	52°57′15″N 1°08′29″W / 52.954244°N 1.141358°W / 52.954244; -1.141358
&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018=	City Hospital Chimney		50 m	164 ft		1969	Chimney	52°59′29″N 1°09′08″W / 52.991363°N 1.152244°W / 52.991363; -1.152244	To be demolished from February 2024.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020	Marco Island (Royal Mail Building)		47.9 m	157 ft	15	2005	Residential Mercantile Parking	52°57′20″N 1°08′31″W / 52.955655°N 1.142021°W / 52.955655; -1.142021	Tallest building completed in Nottingham in the 2000s. Built on the frame of a smaller post sorting office dating from 1939.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021=	Oak View (Mellors Court)		46 m	151 ft	16	1968	Residential	52°57′36″N 1°10′22″W / 52.959899°N 1.172862°W / 52.959899; -1.172862
&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021=	Mapperley Ridge DAB mast		46 m	151 ft			Transmitter	52°58′35″N 1°07′57″W / 52.9763682°N 1.132584931°W / 52.9763682; -1.132584931
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023=	IQ Newtown House		45.7 m	150 ft	14	1962	Residential Mercantile	52°57′06″N 1°09′12″W / 52.951766°N 1.153302°W / 52.951766; -1.153302	Refurbished in 2016.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023=	Newton Building, NTU		45.7 m	150 ft	10	1956	University	52°57′24″N 1°09′07″W / 52.956537°N 1.152034°W / 52.956537; -1.152034	Tallest building completed in Nottingham in the 1950s.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023=	St Paul's Church, Daybrook		45.7 m	150 ft		1897	Church	53°00′02″N 1°08′17″W / 53.000613°N 1.137917°W / 53.000613; -1.137917	Outside the city boundary but in outlying suburbs.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023=	St Andrews Church		45.7 m	150 ft		1871	Church	52°57′55″N 1°09′08″W / 52.965182°N 1.152196°W / 52.965182; -1.152196
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023=	Nottingham Cathedral (The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas)		45.7 m	150 ft		1844	Church	52°57′17″N 1°09′26″W / 52.954677°N 1.157120°W / 52.954677; -1.157120
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023=	St. Peter's Church		45.7 m	150 ft		1480	Church	52°57′08″N 1°08′55″W / 52.952260°N 1.148517°W / 52.952260; -1.148517	Tallest building and structure in Nottingham from 1480 until 1821.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029	Nottingham One Tower		45.6 m	150 ft	14	2014	Residential Office	52°56′57″N 1°08′32″W / 52.949182°N 1.142128°W / 52.949182; -1.142128	Tallest building completed in Nottingham in the 2010s.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030=	Kingston Court		45.1 m	148 ft	16	1966	Residential	52°57′07″N 1°08′02″W / 52.952016°N 1.133915°W / 52.952016; -1.133915
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030=	Colwick Woods Court		45.1 m	148 ft	16	1966	Residential	52°57′03″N 1°07′07″W / 52.950875°N 1.118489°W / 52.950875; -1.118489
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030=	Woodthorpe Court		45.1 m	148 ft	16	1965	Residential	52°59′01″N 1°08′13″W / 52.983679°N 1.137077°W / 52.983679; -1.137077
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030=	Winchester Court		45.1 m	148 ft	16	1965	Residential	52°58′58″N 1°08′12″W / 52.982709°N 1.136757°W / 52.982709; -1.136757
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030=	Bentinck Court		45.1 m	148 ft	16	1965	Residential	52°57′09″N 1°08′09″W / 52.952629°N 1.135947°W / 52.952629; -1.135947
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030=	Manvers Court		45.1 m	148 ft	16	1964	Residential	52°57′07″N 1°08′07″W / 52.951944°N 1.135365°W / 52.951944; -1.135365
&&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036	Colwick Wood radio mast		45 m	148 ft		1995	Transmitter	52°57′11″N 1°06′43″W / 52.9530147°N 1.11198794°W / 52.9530147; -1.11198794
&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037=	Market Square House		44.5 m	146 ft	12	1966	Office Mercantile	52°57′12″N 1°09′06″W / 52.953226°N 1.151686°W / 52.953226; -1.151686	Built for Lloyds Bank, to replace an earlier branch.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037=	Pitcher & Piano (The Unitarian Church)		44.5 m	146 ft	2	1876	Public house	52°57′03″N 1°08′43″W / 52.950911°N 1.145220°W / 52.950911; -1.145220	Formerly the High Pavement Unitarian Chapel.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039	The Litmus Building		44 m	144 ft	14	2007	Residential	52°57′24″N 1°08′37″W / 52.956746°N 1.143654°W / 52.956746; -1.143654
&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040=	Global Point (Academy Heights / Kaplan Residences)		43 m	141 ft	14	2014	Residential Shops Restaurant	52°57′11″N 1°09′12″W / 52.953116°N 1.153461°W / 52.953116; -1.153461
&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040=	E.ON Trinity House		43 m	141 ft	9	2012	Office	52°57′23″N 1°09′00″W / 52.956485°N 1.150024°W / 52.956485; -1.150024
&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040=	Leonardo Hotel		43 m	141 ft	13	2005	Hotel	52°56′54″N 1°08′26″W / 52.948444°N 1.140655°W / 52.948444; -1.140655
&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043	Britannia Hotel		42.6 m	140 ft	14	1969	Hotel	52°57′08″N 1°09′14″W / 52.952352°N 1.153812°W / 52.952352; -1.153812
&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044	Queens Medical Centre Chimney		42 m	138 ft		1971	Chimney	52°56′45″N 1°11′05″W / 52.945736°N 1.184647°W / 52.945736; -1.184647
&&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045	The Vantage		40 m	130 ft	14	2021	Rental Apartments Public Parking Fitness Centre	52°56′44″N 1°09′08″W / 52.945610°N 1.152340°W / 52.945610; -1.152340

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Below are sub-sections for the tallest under construction, approved and proposed buildings and structures in Nottingham.

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Nottingham over 40 m (130 ft).

Approved

This lists buildings that have been approved for, but are yet to start, construction in Nottingham over 40 m (130 ft).

Proposed

This lists buildings that have been proposed but are yet to receive approval to be built in Nottingham over 40 m (130 ft).

Tallest unbuilt and demolished

Below are sub-sections for the tallest unbuilt and demolished buildings and structures in Nottingham.

Tallest unbuilt buildings and structures

This lists proposals for the construction of buildings in Nottingham that were planned to rise at least 40 metres (131 ft), for which planning permission was rejected or which were otherwise withdrawn.

Tallest demolished buildings and structures

This list shows the tallest buildings in structures in Nottingham of at least 40 metres (131 ft) in height that have been demolished.

Rank	Name (alternate names)	Image	Height		Floors	Completed	Demolished	Use	Coordinates	Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01=	Evans Court		61 m	200 ft	20	1971	1985	Residential	52°59′01″N 1°10′57″W / 52.983611°N 1.1825°W / 52.983611; -1.1825
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01=	Auburn Court		61 m	200 ft	20	1971	1985	Residential	52°58′58″N 1°10′55″W / 52.982778°N 1.181944°W / 52.982778; -1.181944
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01=	Wicklow Court		61 m	200 ft	20	1971	1985	Residential	52°59′01″N 1°11′03″W / 52.983611°N 1.184167°W / 52.983611; -1.184167
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01=	Mill Court		61 m	200 ft	20	1971	1985	Residential	52°59′02″N 1°11′07″W / 52.983889°N 1.185278°W / 52.983889; -1.185278
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	Holy Trinity Church		54 m	177 ft		1841	1958	Church	52°57′22″N 1°08′56″W / 52.956111°N 1.148889°W / 52.956111; -1.148889	Tallest building and structure in Nottingham from 1841 until 1929.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	Willoughby Court		48.1 m	158 ft	17	1967	2015	Residential	52°56′58″N 1°10′22″W / 52.949562°N 1.172836°W / 52.949562; -1.172836
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	Newgate Court		48.1 m	158 ft	17	1967	2016	Residential	52°57′04″N 1°10′22″W / 52.951145°N 1.172764°W / 52.951145; -1.172764
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	Lenton Court		48.1 m	158 ft	17	1967	2013	Residential	52°57′01″N 1°10′23″W / 52.950361°N 1.173155°W / 52.950361; -1.173155
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	Digby Court		48.1 m	158 ft	17	1967	2014	Residential	52°56′59″N 1°10′19″W / 52.949776°N 1.172003°W / 52.949776; -1.172003
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06=	Abbey Court		48.1 m	158 ft	17	1967	2014	Residential	52°57′02″N 1°10′20″W / 52.950619°N 1.172340°W / 52.950619; -1.172340
&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	Highcross Court		43.3 m	142 ft	15	1966	2012	Residential	52°57′34″N 1°10′10″W / 52.959339°N 1.169399°W / 52.959339; -1.169399

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

Year tallest	Name	Image	Height		Floors	Coordinates	Notes
1480–1841	St. Peter's Church		45.7 m	150 ft		52°57′08″N 1°08′55″W / 52.952260°N 1.148517°W / 52.952260; -1.148517
1841–1929	Holy Trinity Church		54 m	177 ft		52°57′22″N 1°08′56″W / 52.956111°N 1.148889°W / 52.956111; -1.148889
1929–1967	Nottingham Council House		61 m	200 ft		52°57′12″N 1°08′55″W / 52.953452°N 1.148558°W / 52.953452; -1.148558
1967–1970	Pine View (Buckland Court)		62 m	203 ft	21	52°57′36″N 1°10′19″W / 52.960003°N 1.171941°W / 52.960003; -1.171941
1970–present	Eastcroft Energy from Waste Facility (Eastcroft Incinerator)		91 m	299 ft		52°56′47″N 1°08′07″W / 52.946379°N 1.135228°W / 52.946379; -1.135228

Tallest structures in Nottinghamshire

Rank	Name (alternate names)	Image	Height		Floors	Year	Use	Coordinates	Notes
1	Cottam Power Station (Decommissioned)		200 m	660 ft		1968	Chimney	53°18′14″N 0°46′53″W / 53.304°N 0.7815°W / 53.304; -0.7815
2	Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station		199 m	653 ft		1968	Chimney	52°51′55″N 1°15′18″W / 52.865268°N 1.255°W / 52.865268; -1.255
3	West Burton Power Station		198 m	650 ft		1967	Chimney	53°21′54″N 0°49′10″W / 53.365°N 0.8194°W / 53.365; -0.8194