An iconic Grade-II listed building in High Wycombe that was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel will be overhauled into a mixture of offices, shops and a cafe.

Plans by Wycombe District Council to revamp the Brunel Engine Shed at High Wycombe Railway Station were this week given the green light.

The building is one of the first things you see when you arrive at High Wycombe railway station - but has been unused and neglected for years.

Work can now go ahead to turn it into shops, offices and a restaurant or cafe.

The revamp is part of a wider plan to overhaul what the council calls the 'Eastern Quarter' of the town.

The historic building - which was constructed in 1854 - will be given a two-storey extension so it can have a mezzanine level.

It will get a new roof and roof lights, accessibility will be improved, including step-free access from the main entrance, accessible toilets and a new lift for the mezzanine level of the extension.

A new "welcoming" main entrance facing the High Wycombe Railway Station will be created and landscaping surrounding the building will be improved.

We asked readers what they would like to see open up in the Brunel Engine Shed and they responded in their droves.

Trevor Snaith said it should be a "welcoming opening space", adding: "Something that acts as gateway to town as you arrive. Perhaps a piazza or gardens with a covered eating area with rustic or street food shared eating spaces."

Other suggestions included an indoor skate rink, music venue, gym or museum.

Brandy Childs said: "Brunel Cafe lounge - great for commuters with good food and perhaps alcohol license for cocktails/good wine and nibbles in the evening. Brunel/Wycombe themed decor (get the Bucks uni art students involved). Oozing with history. First impressions of High Wycombe for those stepping off the train!"

The Grade-II listed building was the original train station and engine shed for High Wycombe until a new station was built to the north in 1864 when the train line extended to Thame.

The building then became the booking office, goods shed and engine workshop.

It was extended around 1870 and altered again around 1900. It continued in railway use until 1967 when the goods service was withdrawn.

In 2009, parts of the structure were demolished. but since then it has mostly been in a "state of disrepair", agents said.

In October last year, Wycombe District Council estates services bought the derelict building with the aim of bringing it back into use.