[1] The new council leaders decided to commission a town hall and acquired a site on the north side of The Boulevard from Crawley Development Corporation in May 1958.

The building was designed by Max Clendinning of Brown Henson & Partners in the Brutalist style, built in concrete and glass and was officially opened by the Secretary of State for Education and Science, Michael Stewart on 14 November 1964.

[2] The design of the old town hall involved a six-storey block which was canted forward over the main entrance and also extended to the rear behind the front elevation.

[8][9] The new building was designed by Cartwright Pickard in the International Style, built by Kier Group in concrete and glass.

[12] At the southwest corner of the building, the lower two floors were recessed to create an entrance and a large carving of the borough coat of arms was installed there in August 2022.