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List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast

86m (282 ft) Obel Tower in Belfast is Ireland's tallest building.

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Belfast ranks buildings and structures in Belfast, Northern Ireland by height. There are at least 10 structures in the city taller than 80 metres (260 ft) and there are at least 36 habitable buildings in the city taller than 45 metres (148 ft).

Tallest by category

Albert Memorial Clock
  • The tallest building in Belfast is the Obel Tower at 86-metre (282 ft). It is the tallest building in Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland.
  • The tallest structure in Belfast is the Black Mountain transmission station, servicing TV and Radio, at 228.6 metres (750 ft).
  • The tallest free standing and occupied structure is the Harland and Wolf shipbuilding gantry crane Samson at 106 metres (348 ft).
  • The tallest chimney is the Belfast City Hospital chimney at 95 metres (312 ft).
  • The tallest church is Belfast (St. Anne's) Cathedral at 80 metres (262 ft).
  • The tallest clock is the Albert Memorial Clock at 34.4m (113 feet).

Belfast's tallest structures

These lists rank the 8 tallest structures in Belfast by total height.

Belfast Tallest Structures
Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors above ground Year of completion Notes
1 Black Mountain transmitting station TV mast
228.6 750 N/A 1959 [1]
=2 Divis transmitting station TV mast 166 545 N/A 2011 [2]
4 "Samson" Shipbuilding Gantry Crane
106 348 N/A 1974 [3]
5 Belfast Ship repair Quay crane Ship repair Crane 104 341 N/A unknown [4]
6 "Goliath" Shipbuilding Gantry Crane 96 316 N/A 1969 [3]
7 Belfast City Hospital Chimney Chimney 95 312 N/A 1986 [5]
8 Grand Central Hotel Hotel 93 (Structure height (with 1 plant floor, top of elevator shaft and radio mast now included)) 305 (Structure) 23 1975 [6]

[7] [8]

9 Obel Residential 86 281 28 2010 [9]
10 St Anne's Cathedral (Church of Ireland) Church 80 262 N/A 2007 [10]

Belfast's tallest habitable buildings

This list is the tallest habitable buildings in Belfast by architectural height.

Belfast tallest Buildings
Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors
(above ground)
Year of completion Notes
1 Obel Residential 86 282 28 2010 [9]
2 Grand Central Hotel Hotel 80 (Architectural height) 262 (Building) 23 1975 [6]

[7] [8]

3 Belfast City Hospital Tower Hospital 76 249 15 1986 [11]
4 City Quays 3 Office 74 74 metres (243 ft) 16 2021 (topped out) [12][13][14]
5 The Ewart Office
Belfast
73[a] 240 17 2021 (topped out) [15][16]

(Nicknamed "R2D2" for the Star Wars droid)[citation needed]

6 Belfast International Hilton Hotel Hotel 63 207 16 1998 [17]
7 BT Riverside Tower Office 62 203 14 1998 [18]
8 Divis Tower Residential 61 200 20 1966 [19]
9= The Boat Office/Residential 57 187 15 2010 [20][b]
9= Royal Victoria Hospital Critical Care Building Hospital 57 187 12 2012 [21][22][c]
11= Linum Chambers Bedford Square Office 55 180 13 2005 [23]
11= Causeway Tower Office 55 180 13 2004 [24]
11= Great Northern Tower Office 55 180 13 1992 [25]
14 Ulster University Belfast Campus University
52[d] 171 13 2021 [26]
15 Grainne House Residential 52 171 17 1968 [27]
16 Europa Hotel Hotel 51 167 13 1971 [28]
17= Bruce Street Student accommodation Student accommodation
Belfast
51 167 15 2023 [29]
17= Lanyon Plaza Office 50 164 12 2014 [30]
19= Bedford House Office 49 161 12 1966 [31]
19= River House Office 49 161 14 1970 Building reclad in 2018. [32][33]
19= Ferndale House

Parkdale House

Riverdale House

Residential
49 161 15 1965 [34][35][36]
19= Coolemoyne House

Rathmoyne House

Residential
49 161 15 1962 [37][38]
26 Queen's University Medical Biology Centre

(MBC)

University 48 158 12 1969 [39]
27 Swanston House 41-49 Queen street Residential (student) 47 155 14 2016 [40]
28= 14 Great Victoria Street Office 46 151 11 2003 [41]
28= Fanum House Office 46 151 13 1965 [42]
28= Dundonald house Office 46 151 12 early 1960s [43][44]


28= Ashby Building University 46 151 11 1965 [45]
28= 101 York Street Residential (student) 46 151 14 2021 (topped out) [46]
33= Kilbroney House Residential 45 148 15 1967 [47]
33= Carnet House Residential 45 148 15 1966 [48]
33= Bradbury court Residential 45 148 15 Early 1960s [49]
33= FX, 14-18 Montgomery street Residential 45 148 15 2019 [50]
33= Maldron hotel Hotel 45 148 15 2018 [51]
33= Elms BT2, McClintock Street Residential (student) 45 148 16 2018 [52]
  1. ^ Note: This building height is incorrectly listed as 62m in both planning applications and in Emporis, but that is the height of the lower roof/arm of building (easy mistake from side elevation) but ignores the last 3 floors, to the upper roof (not a plant), real height is seen in plan documents already cited.
  2. ^ Recent applications, including the corporation street apartments and queens quay masterplan (see below with citations) have height as 57m not 62m assuming similar error with critical care building, by taking height above sea level as full height (cited in table).
  3. ^ New children's hospital application reveals original height was only above sea level not base to roof so 63m is height above sea level
  4. ^ Height above sea level once again being quoted as height (56m) but base to top it is 52m

Tallest non-habitable buildings

List of tallest non Habitable buildings over 45m tall in Belfast. Non-Habitable building refers to a building where most of the height is taken up by an architectural feature which is not habitable such as a spire, or storage space.

Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Year of Construction Notes
1 St Anne's Cathedral Anglican Cathedral (Church of Ireland) 80 262 2007 [10]
2 St Patrick's Church, Belfast Roman Catholic chapel 55 180 1877 [53]
3 West Twin Silos Warehouse 54 177 1963 [54]
4 Belfast City Hall Government Building 53 174 1906 [55]
5 Carlisle Memorial Church Former Methodist Church now a venue 52 171 1875 [56]

[57]

6 St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast Roman Catholic Cathedral 50 164 1866 [58]

Tallest demolished

Tallest buildings and structures in Belfast over 45m to have been demolished.

Name Use Image Height (m) Floors Notes
Divis Transmitting station (old) TV Masts Mast A =140.7

and Mast B=139.5

N/A Built in 1957

Replaced in 2011

[2]

Power station West 3 Chimneys Power station Chimneys 80 N/A Was opened in 1962, and closed in 2002 as move towards green energy began. Chimneys were demolished in 2007.[59]
Churchill House Office 66 (not including mast) 18 When built in 1966 it was Belfast's tallest building. Was occupied by Northern Ireland civil servants. Demolished in 2004. Now Victoria Square Shopping centre is where it once stood.[60]
Greeves' (Cupar street) mill chimney Chimney 66 N/A When built it was the tallest chimney in Ireland and was until at least 1923. It had to be felled for safety reasons as it quickly deteriorated.[61]
Belfast Wheel Observation wheel 60 N/A Was opened 2007 and closed 2010, due to blocking listed Belfast City hall and titanic memorial. Talks of moving it to the Titanic quarter led to nothing.

Potential tall buildings in belfast

Section covers buildings and structures under construction, had planning permission approved and have been proposed for Belfast. Exact heights stated in this section are taken directly from building plans found at [62] and most recent approvals are announced online,[63] where older ones are found in the previous reference.

Under construction

This lists buildings that are currently under construction.

Name Image Use Height (m) Floors Notes
Royal Victoria children's Hospital *Add when crane erected

any cgi image will likely be removed due to copyright

Hospital 61 (65 structure) 12 Demolition of Bostock House (site location) underway.[22]
Bankmore square Office and Student Accommodation 58 and 56 14 and 17 Under construction

Approved 16/04/24 [64] Construction due Sept 24 with completion in 2026 for office and 2027 for student accommodation. Redesign of previously approved proposal with smaller footprint and similar height.[65] Area now temporary trade market and events space. Two new Pans [66] [67] Full application for office [68] Full application for student accom [69]

Loftlines add pic when crane up btr and social housing 57 max also 45 18 max also 14 construction started 26/06/2023

link to planning app Planning ref:LA04/2021/2280/F [70]

Belfast's current tallest building the Obel Tower under construction with the tallest flat tower crane ever erected in the city at 106m tall.

Approved

This lists buildings that have been given planning permission to be constructed in Belfast.

Name Use Height (m) Floors Notes
City Quay 4 Residential 76.4 (79.4m plant if measured same way as capital dock this would be official height) 23 Belfast Harbour proposal in 2019 [71] PAN submitted September 2022 Planning ref:LA04/2022/1752/PAN [72] Full application submitted LA04/2023/2388/F with confirmed planned height in documents [73]

recommended for approval in Dec 2023 planning meeting, height slightly increased and full planned height confirmed. [74] Approved in Jan 16 2024 planning meeting [75]

Royal Victoria Hospital energy centre Power station 70 (Flue chimney stack) N/A Granted planning permission in Belfast City council's 14/12/21 planning meeting [76] This will not be a 'habitable building' but a prominent structure. Planning ref: LA04/2021/1492/F.
21-29 Corporation street Mixed use 63 19 Proposed in 2018, pre planning accepted, renders of design produced by developer Macleer and Rushe in 2020. Formal planning application imminent. Note site has previous applications up to 20 stories accepted planning permission including offices and 250 bedroom hotel but nothing has come of it yet with site still derelict.

Full Planning application submitted August 2021 [77] Planning ref LA04/2021/2016/F. was approved in Jan 16th 2024 planning meeting [78]

Sirroco waterside quays office Office 58.3 13 Approved 2020 [79] Planning ref: LA04/2018/0448/F.
The Residence Residential 57.5 19 Approved in November 2020 planning meeting. Site has been put up for sale in 2021.[80] Planning ref:LA04/2019/2387/F.
Lanyon View Dalton street Residential 56.7 17 Approved 2019 and again in 2021 after dispute.[81] Planning ref: LA04/2018/2649/F.
Belfast Harbour 480 mW gas power station Power station 54.2 N/A Approved 2019 [82] Not a 'habitable building' but a prominent structure. Planning ref: LA04/2017/0878/F.
River Walk Residential 54 17 Approved 2020 [83] Planning ref: 2019/0517/F.
81-87 Academy street Residential 54 16 Approved 2019 Land bought by Tribeca Developers 2021 [84] Reapproved 24/11/2021. Planning ref: LA04/2019/2257/F.
City Quays 5 Mixed Use 48.5 10 full planning submitted Dec 20 2023 [85] Approved 27/06/2024 [86]
Bedford yard Aparthotel 45 13 Approved 2020 and again in 2021 after dispute.[87] Planning ref: LA04/2020/0659/F.
Dorchester House apart hotel 45 12 reclad change of use and two storey extension of existing office building.[88]

Approved 18/06/2024 [89]

Proposed

This lists buildings that have only been proposed to be built in Belfast.

Name Use Height (m) Floors Notes
pilot street Residential unknown (was 97.5m) 19 was 30 Pre-planning accepted 2019, full planning application yet to come. ref:LA04/2019/0680/PAN [90]
Titanic Quarter Master plan Abercorn tower,

Plater's Yard and plot19

arc2

Mixed use 94 (100.5 total height)

73, 66.5 and 51.5

30, 21, unknown and 16 Outline planning permission from Titanicquarter masterplan, now expired but still intention to renew.[70] heights taken from Loftline's design and access statement.
Queen' Quay Masterplan Mixed use over 85 ,

approx 60 and approx 60

20 plus,

approx 15 and 15

Details found in reference which is the ongoing consultation by the department of the communities, funded by regional city deal (high chance of happening).

Masterplan has three towers of significant height, the first is shown to be slightly taller than the Obel Tower and mirrors the proposed tower across the M3 at the Odyssey quay, with apartments starting at the twentieth floor above a hotel and retail ground floor unit. Two other 60m apartment towers with retail units are also planned.[91] Planning ref LA04/2021/2579/PAN

Odyssey quays landmark tower and gateway office Residential and office 84.8+ and 55+ 28 and 15 Part of Odyssey Quays master plan proposed 2019, aviation report in 2020 cites tower as over 36m above 48.7m height limit [92] Planning ref LA04/2019/2882/O
Weaver's Cross Mixed use 78 and 52.4 and 52.4 18 and 15 and 15 Translink proposing a development, Weavers Cross, around the under construction transport hub.

Proposed in 2017 with initial proposal of application notice [93]

The development was pitched to developers at the end of November 2020. This tower was pitched to hide the back of the Europa Hotel.

New proposal of application notice in 2021, tower remains but no reference to exact floor height as before.[94] In consultation for new plan tower height revealed to be 78m [95]

Full outline planning submitted [96] In this reveal of floor number and that city planners want tower to be taller. Additional 50+m residential buildings included in master plan. Planning ref LA04/2021/2856/O

Outline planning recommended for approval in 31/08/2022 planning meeting (this can be found in planning committee meeting agenda in Belfast City Council's website however will not link properly for citation).

102-127 Grosvenor Road student accom former app 62m n/a [97]
The Grattan Mixed use but mainly residential, with commercial ground floor 57.25 18 Will replace the derelict Fanum House ( which features in the list of tallest buildings).

Community consultation process finished in February 2021 with a formal planning application to follow.[98] Old Planning ref:LA04/2020/2548/PAN PAN in to change use to student accom[99] new ref LA04/2023/4377/PAN Full application submitted [100] with confirmed height of 53.95m

Height confirmed in Todd architect x post [101]

Tribeca Master plan Mixed use 60 and 46.5 15 and 10 Outline planning permission as part of Tribeca master plan planning ref LA04/2018/0811/O [102]
Tobacco Works Mixed use approx 60 17 In planning development by Todd architects and Wirefox [103]
Bruce Street Carpark Mixed Use approx 60 and 49 14, 11 and unknown residential [104] In planning Development by Todd Architects and Heron Bros
Holmes Street Residential 50 15 Outline planning application Dec 2021

[105]

Outline planning approved Aug 2022 [106]

Planning ref LA04/2022/0023/O

35-41 queens square Residential 46 15 Pre planning application submitted with digital community consultation beginning 29 March. A 16 story tower was previously approved in same location. 25 August 2021 full planning submitted.[107] July 2022 new design uploaded to same application with height reduced from 47 to 46m. Planning ref LA04/2021/1985/F

List of unbuilt buildings

Table of tallest proposed buildings that never came to fruition, either due to planning permission or financial issues.

Name Height (m) Floors Notes
Aurora building 109 37 [108][109] Site currently a petrol station, planning was refused mainly due to precarious financial state of developer and opposition to building height.
Bedford Square phase 2 (original application) 104.5 26 [110] Gained planning approval in 2005 but plans were scaled down after property market crash in 2008. A 17 storey office is currently under construction on its proposed site.
Belfast Vetro Hotel 100 26 [111][112]
54 Pilot Street 97.5 30 [113] Now 19 storey building proposed on same site
Sirocco Quay 92 30 [114] Had outline planning permission but was changed into a 17 storey office development city quays 3 which is currently under construction
Queen's Quay block E1 92 30 [115] Land bought by another developer creating their own masterplan.
Royal Exchange Tower 91 26 Now Tribeca masterplan with shorter buildings to protect listed buildings from being dominated,
Odyssey quays tower 88 29 [116] previous withdrawn proposal, there is currently a 28 storey tower proposed on the same site.
Murray Tobacco works 84.5 28 [117] Majority of site was bought by Translink who are using it as part of a mixed use development around their transport hub called Weaver's Cross. There is preplanning discussions for a 17 floor residential tower in the remaining land.
Midland Building 76 25 [118] site is now student accommodation
St George's Gate 76 24 [119] Application withdrawn, still seen as a development opportunity site
Hope and History 70 21 [120] Proposed in 2005, planning refused.
Brunswick Street tower 70 17 [121] Planning was approved, land is being used for Mcclintock street student accommodation and Maldron hotel, there is still unused land on the site.
One Grosvenor Gate 62 16 [122] new application for 800 student accom in.
Bridge end towers 61 19 [123] Application withdrawn, site still vacant.
Titanic Quarter Financial campus 60 12 was approved, but now site has a new proposal of purpose managed student accommodation (height as yet unknown from consultation but it did give the height of the older proposal in the info pack [124] )
Bankmore Square 57 12 was approved, now being split into apartments and a slimmer office pans are in for both.

History of Belfast's tallest building

Table of the history of the tallest building in Belfast by Architectural height

Name Years tallest Height (m) Image
St. Peter's Cathedral (Roman Catholic) 1866-1875 50
Carlisle Memorial Church (Methodist) 1875-1877 52
St Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic) 1877-1966 55
Churchill House 1966-1975 66
Windsor House (Grand Central Hotel) 1st

1975-2007

Joint 1st

2007-2010

80
Belfast (St. Anne's) Cathedral

(Church of Ireland)

Joint 1st

2007-2010

80
Obel Tower 2010- 86

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