List of tallest buildings and structures in Leeds
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Leeds ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the city of Leeds, England by height.
Leeds is a major UK city and regional capital with a city population of 757,700, and a Metro population of 2,302,000.
Currently, the tallest building in Leeds is Bridgewater Place at 112 m. which has held the record since topping out in 2007.
The oldest building on the list is Leeds Town Hall, constructed in 1858, which stands at a height of 69 m. The newest is Central Village Tower, completed in 2014, which stands at a height of 70 m.
There are currently two skyscrapers with a height of or more, and 130 high-rise buildings with a height of at least or more.
Tallest buildings and structures
This list ranks externally complete Leeds buildings and free-standing structures that stand at least, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equals sign following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Buildings which have been demolished are not included.| Rank | Name | Image | Height m | Floors | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Bridgewater Place | 112 | 32 | 2007 | Currently the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire | |
| 2 | Sky Plaza | 106 | 37 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Opal 3 | 90 | 27 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Pinnacle | 80 | 20 | 1973 | Formerly and colloquially known as West Riding House | |
| 5= | Park Plaza Hotel | 77 | 20 | 1966 | Formerly known as Royal Exchange House, renovated 2004 | |
| 5= | Tower North Central | 77 | 19 | 1967 | Formerly known as Tower House, renovated 2004 | |
| 7 | Candle House | 75 | 23 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | K2 | 74 | 20 | 1972 | Formerly known as Dudley House, renovated 2003 | |
| 9= | Cottingley Heights | 72 | 25 | 1972 | Renovated 1989 | |
| 9= | Cottingley Towers | 72 | 25 | 1972 | Renovated 1989 | |
| 11= | Broadcasting Tower | 70 | 23 | 2009 | Voted world's best tall building 2010 | |
| 11= | Central Village Tower | 70 | 22 | 2014 | ||
| 13 | Leeds Town Hall | 68.6 | 1858 | |||
| 14 | Clarence House | 66.5 | 20 | 2008 | ||
| 15= | Central Square | 65 | 12 | 2016 | ||
| 15= | West Point | 65 | 17 | 1975 | Formerly known as Royal Mail House, renovated 2005 | |
| 16 | City Island Phase 2 | 61 | 20 | 2007 | ||
| 17 | Parkinson Building | 57 | 5 | 1951 | ||
| 18 | Vita | 57 | 19 | 2019 | ||
| 19 | Holy Trinity Church | 56.7 | 2 | 1727 | Current spire added 1839 | |
| 20 | Castle House | 56 | 14 | 1988 | ||
| 20= | 1 City Square | 54 | 12 | 1997 | ||
| 20= | Blue | 54 | 14 | 2004 | ||
| 22= | 3 Central Village | 53 | 17 | 2016 | ||
| 22= | British Gas Building | 53 | 14 | 1960s | Plan raised for redevelopment into a hotel | |
| 22= | Tinshill BT Tower | 53 | 1967 | Commonly known as Cookridge Tower | ||
| 24= | Bond Court | 52 | 13 | 1970s | Formerly known as Sun Alliance House, renovated 2005 | |
| 24= | Platform | 52 | 15 | 1962 | Formerly known as British Railways House, major renovation commenced | |
| 24= | Leeds Civic Hall | 52 | 6 | 1933 | ||
| 24= | Leeds Metropolitan University Block F | 52 | 13 | 1960s | ||
| 24= | The Gateway | 52 | 15 | 2008 | ||
| 29= | X1 Aire | 50 | 14 | 2017 | ||
| 29= | Leeds Metropolitan University Block C | 50 | 12 | 1960s | ||
| 29= | Nuffield Hospital | 50 | 12 | 2003 | ||
| 29= | Skyline Tower | 50 | 17 | 2009 | ||
| 29= | Whitehall Waterfront | 50 | 16 | 2004 | ||
| 29= | Whitehall Quay | 50 | 18 | 2002 | ||
| 29= | City Island | 50 | 16 | 2006 | ||
| 29= | Watermans Place | 50 | 16 | 2009 | ||
| 29= | Merrion House | 50 | 13 | 1964 | ||
| 29= | Wade House | 50 | 13 | 1964 | ||
| 29= | Technology Campus, formerly Leeds City College | 50 | 12 | 1965 | ||
| 29= | Lloyds Bank | 50 | 10 | 1972 | ||
| 29= | Princes Exchange | 50 | 12 | 2001 |
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Under construction
Approved
The information below was last updated in April 2019.| Rank | Name | Height | Height | Floors | Year |
| 1 | Bridge House | 87 | 285 | 28 | Approved |
| 2 | Guinness Partnership | 20 | Approved | ||
| 3 | QOne Tower | 18 | Approved | ||
| 4 | Radius | 47 | 154 | 17 | Approved |
| 5 | Greenbank | 17 | Approved | ||
| 6 | City Square House | 60 | 200 | 15 | Approved |
| 7 | Guinness Partnership | 16 | Approved | ||
| 8 | City Reach | 10-14 | Approved | ||
| 9 | Doncaster Monk Bridge PRS | 12-14 | Approved | ||
| 10 | Moda Living | 12 | Approved | ||
| 11 | Latitude | 44 | 144 | 10 | Approved |
| 12 | No.2 Whitehall Riverside | 8 | Approved | ||
| 13 | Latitude | 7 | Approved | ||
| 14 | Ironworks | 7 | Approved | ||
| 15 | Tower Works | 7 | Approved | ||
| 16 | Leeds Beckett University Art Campus | Approved |
Proposed
This information below was last updated in April 2019.| Rank | Name | Height | Height | Floors |
| 1 | CEG Southbank | 136 | 446 | 40 |
| 2 | Bridge Street / New York Road | 129 | 423 | 41 |
| 3 | Midland Mills | 32 | ||
| 4 | Bridge Street/ New York Road | 98 | 321 | 31 |
| 5 | CEG Southbank | 25 | ||
| 6 | SoCity | 24 | ||
| 7 | Doncaster Monk Bridge | 21 | ||
| 8 | Bridge Street/ New York Road | 68 | 223 | 21 |
| 9 | Shannon Street | 20 | ||
| 10 | Doncaster Monk Bridge | 18 | ||
| 11 | Bridge Street/ New York Road | 55 | 226 | 17 |
| 12 | Home Group | 52 | 171 | 18 |
| 13 | CEG Southbank | 17 | ||
| 14 | 100 Merrion Centre | 17 |
Unbuilt
This lists proposals for the construction of buildings in Leeds that were planned to rise at least, for which planning permission was rejected or which were otherwise withdrawn.Other unbuilt
- EMI Westgate Tower, 120–140 metres, 36 storeys
- Triple Five Leeds Development - Height unknown
- Norman Foster plan for Criterion Place for Royal London Insurance - circa 60-70m
- Kite Tower - 90 m
- Mayfair Tower - 98 m
- Brunswick Place - 91 m and 85 m
- The Spiricle - 80 m / 262 ft / 25 storeys
- Cromwell Mount Towers
- Manor Point - cancelled 2006 due to failure to be profitable.
- Millgarth Tower - Now the site of the new John Lewis store and former Millgarth police station
- Leeds One by Ian Simpson Architects. Leeds One was taken over by the Vastint project with entirely new plans and design.
Demolished buildings
- Elland Road four floodlights - 79m / 260 ft. Constructed 1970 demolished 1991-3 for replacement with new East Stand and lighting above stands.
- Albion Tower aka Leeds Permanent Building Society Tower - 61 m / 200 ft. Constructed 1960s demolished 1998 for replacement with The Light leisure / shopping complex.
History of tallest buildings in Leeds