Hi. Sorry but I assumed the supporting walls would be marked in some way! I'll get the upper plans on here but issues are - poor kitchen layout because door pavement gives an offset track out to the garden and splits the kitchen leaving a dead space. Theirs a distinct lack of storage there too and a restricted working space in the u- shaped area as only one person can be there working. There is an archway between living room and dining room at present which gives a long narrow sitting room and furniture placement is difficult to avoid blocking a way through. Also the door from the dining room opens across the archway, about half the door width. The corridor out to the hall is narrow and dark and seems to be wasted space. It's barely the width of the door and has no door casing on one side. If I'm investing in a new kitchen I'd like to se if I can make the space flow better.

My original thought was to put it back as the original design but it seems that puts yet another door in the kitchen so breaks the space even more.

* there is* a distinct lack of storage..oops

Ooh.....thank you both so much for taking the time to look at this and to draw out some ideas. I can see how well this would work ..I've spent the last hour standing in the space and it would give a lovely open bright kitchen and dining room..south west facing. We don't have French doors but have an 8ft window so an easy addition to the dining space. If we kept the kitchen at the same end it saves moving drains and so on but still gives us both more storage plus a spacious dining area with view and access out to the garden. I couldn't work out what to do with the silly corridor and this makes perfect sense. Less doors in the hall too and a manageable living space - I hate that archway with a vengeance! Thanks to johnathonb1972 for the original idea and Kitchens by Mode for developing it further.