Located up the hill from the castle, the site was occupied by a town marketplace established by Royal Charter as early as 1296.

[5] During World War II, the Burton Building was badly damaged by Luftwaffe air raids during the Sheffield Blitz of 1940.

Plans for the roundabout were subsequently scaled down to form the smaller Hole in the Road scheme at Castle Square, and the site again became available for redevelopment.

[5] The design consists of a central 40-storey residential tower on the plot of land previously occupied by Primark in the Robinson's Building, which will be demolished to make way for the skyscraper.

[6] Sitting in a prominent location in the city centre on the edge of Castle Square at the head of both Arundel Gate and the High Street, Kings Tower will feature a curved façade on these two sides featuring large windows separated by narrow fluted columns of Portland stone.

[7] The remainder of the building, including much of the lower floors, will be clad in white brick slips to match, accentuated with smaller, randomly placed windows.