I'd move the cooktop closer towards the centre of the island so that there's at least 600mm on each side of it. I'd also not bother with the prep sink as it clutters up the island too much and is not necessary. I'd only have 1200mm between kitchen sink-wall and the island, I hate having to take two steps between cabinets!

The double sided fireplace sounds exciting! I would refrain from putting a cooker on the island- there is always a risk of hot oil spluttering around and it won’t be pleasant to sit on the other side and if you plan to place some bar stools. For practical reasons both sink and cooker are better off against a wall- or window preferably for sink- as again the surrounding surfaces tend to get wet and everyone has had a situation where a spoon lands under the tap!! I feel you get much better use of an island if you use it for prep, dining and entertaining!! But again depends on how much you cook and your own preferences!

Thanks for the suggestions. The worry is there is not enough worktop space left over if both go against the wall. I am not too keen on the cooker on the island but seems like a comprimise for the worktop space.

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I agree with other comments, lose the prep sink and move hob further to middle so adequate worktop either side. I completely understand your stance, hob on island wasn't necessarily my first choice but seems to make sense so we are thinking this too. You need to think about space left along wall run if you were to put it there...I.e. Will there be room to place serving plates and prep along side hob there? Also where do you make a cup of tea with your kettle? I thibk it does make more sense to have hob on island.

Also my current old kitchen is 150cm gap between each worktop and it feels great so I think your spacing is fine. It allows more than one person to be comfortably in the kitchen space and still open draws and cupboards freely. If you're blessed with space I wouldn't design a narrow kitchen.

I think you're almost there...we are at a similar stage, it is daunting isn't it? Good luck.

I'd not have hob central, rather have it at one end then you can use the space leftover much better.

Our island setup is very similar to the one in your plan and it works really well for us. I would encourage you to keep the prep sink, it's really worth having two sinks in my experience. We have a hot water tap on the island sink (that helps when cooking) and a waste disposal in the other one, which is next to the dishwasher (that makes tidying so much easier!).

As for the extractor fan, you should consider a downdraft or an integrated one, they would be my option if I were to re-do our kitchen (ex: https://www.westin.co.uk/our-hoods/worktop-solutions/)

Thank you everyone. The variation of comments on here is why its so difficult to plan!

As @Luciana & @Ellie have mentioned, there are 2 reasons the hob is 30cm away from edge, one to maximise worktop space although I would centre this if I remove the prep sink. I can still achieve a 130cm gap between the hob and sink if I leave 60cm from the edge to the hob.

The plan was to have the same setup as @Luciana so boiling tap at prep sink to let people make tea, get water for cooking etc without getting in way of someone if washing up etc. and have dishwasher and waste disposal under the main sink.

These are definitely the key considerations and to be honest I am still as confused as before haha

I am currently with the below design however since the last draft the void I thought would be required has been removed, not sure if that opens up more possibilities to have the hob and sink on the same wall or if it's better to have the fridge/freezer on the opposite side.

I also think having wraparound seating makes the island more social but if I wrap around the hob side, maybe the person sitting there will be too close? Obviously the hob may not be getting used the majority of time someone is sitting there. Also considering reducing the isle from wall units to island to 1.2m...

What is the grey thing in middle of kitchen/living? A wall/column?

If it is a wall/column what is going behind island other than possibly stools? There'll be space..

1400mm is quite a big gap between units and island, I would go smaller.

I get the feeling your dining room will feel dark in comparison to this space, result being it might be underused.

A wall which will house a double sided fireplace. Nothing planned for behind the island apart from stools. May reduce the distance to island to 1.2m which will leave nearly 2m behind the island to the fireplace.

The dining room will be formal, so only used on occasion and I will likely do something with the lighting to make it interesting.

What are peoples opinion extending the wall cabinets to the ceiling compared to leaving a gap or filling it in with plaster?

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Still undecided and sitting with the below design.

Any further ideas would be much appreciated. Still think about having the hob and sink on the same wall but I can see the positive and negatives to both layouts. Trying to achieve the balance of aesthetics & practicality.

Just getting round to finalising this. Still with the design in the post above. Any comments or further suggestions would be fantastic!