Google delays move to new British HQ Google is to delay its move to a huge new British headquarters at London's revamped Kings Cross by at least a year, it can be disclosed. The US search giant had previously said it would be moving in 2016 into a new building behind the railway station that was so large that it had been dubbed a "landscraper." But the move - designed to bring the company's collection of scattered London offices under one roof - has now been put back until at at least 2017. Google has already bought the land and obtained planning permission, but the company now claims that the plans were not sufficiently ambitious, despite already including a swimming pool and a running track on the roof. Sources close to Google claimed the delay would require the plans to be resubmitted for approval, but were unlikely to include hiring new architects. Joe Borrett, head of real estate and construction at Google, said: "We have a great plan for the new building, but we want to challenge ourselves to do something even better for Google, Kings Cross and for the local community."