[1] Following significant population growth, largely associated with the seaside tourism industry, the area became an urban district in 1894.

[2] The new council decided to commission a town hall: the site they selected was on the north side of The Green, a triangular piece of land which formed the focal point of the original civic masterplan for the town, prepared by the founder of Hunstanton, Henry L'Estrange Styleman Le Strange.

)[4] Internally, the principal rooms were the main assembly hall at the rear of the building, and the council chamber and the clerk's office on the first floor.

[10] In May 2016, a ceremony was held at the town hall to implement a twinning agreement with the US 67th Special Operations Squadron;[11] the agreement commemorated the North Sea flood of 1953 when the local sea defences were overwhelmed by a storm surge, with up to 10 feet (3.0 m) of seawater flooding the local area.

[13][14] A major programme of refurbishment works was completed in September 2021,[15] and a new art gallery, exhibiting work by local artists including some of the members of the West Norfolk Artists Association, opened in the area formerly occupied by the tourist information centre in February 2022.