House layout help

[lady3009]

Hi all,
We are planning to build a rear extension this year but unsure about the layout. It's a small house and the extension will be under permitted development (3m).
Our current kitchen is galley which I don't really like, I would love to have a bigger and brighter open space (plan A) but DH thinks it'll be easier and cheaper to not move kitchen and put a dining table in the extension (plan B).
Please share your thoughts and experiences! Appreciate your input :)

Kitchen living dining at back. Not quite ‘b’ but something close to it.

Maybe utiilityand downstairs loo where current kitchen is then open up all of back space?

Sorry got your images mixed up. I meant a not b

A is the best.

I'm not a fan of all open plan living place to be honest. I would do B and put glass doors between living room and extension so you can still shut the living room off if you need to.

@BringBiscuits

Sorry got your images mixed up. I meant a not b

Thank you @BringBiscuits, yes it's one of the options. Another option is to build a small extension in the front garden to put there a downstairs loo. I'm just worried about having only one room downstairs hence the idea of a study room... Decisions, decisions

You will add value by moving your kitchen towards the back of the house as that’s what most people want to buy.

Thanks all, just need to persuade DH now

I think given the space, A is better. I'm not a fan of kitchens at the front of the house but as it's already there, I would leave it. Unless you need a study that is.

A is a much better use of space.

The plumbing is the most expensive thing to move, in particular the drains, so any plan that keeps the sink where it is will be less expensive and adding a loo is easier in brand new space or close to the sink

Your plan is the best. Yes your husband's is easier and cheaper but you have to live in it, and will curse not doing it properly every day you have to traipse through from kitchen to dining room.

Thanks everyone. We are going to get a fee quotes from builders and go from there

Another vote for A

He is clearly technically right, of course it’s easier and cheaper not to move the kitchen, however that does not mean it’s the best option.

It’s really all about budget, how much you wish to spend v how much it will cost.

It depends on your family/lifestyle too. With young children I would have loved open plan. With teenagers not so much. If you are studying/WFH a study is great, if not will it be a wasted room?

I prefer A too but because you gain another room by having the study.

But I would keep the original wall line so you're not losing any width on the lounge.

@Bluntness100 it's all about the cost, I agree, don't want to spend too much and not be able to get our money back when we decide to sell
@notgotanyidea we have a toddler and want to have another one in the next couple of years, so we are a young family.
I'm hoping to start my own small business so a separate room will be very useful

I like A with a cloakroom maybe a utility? (I say pushing my luck!). I know moving plumbing is expensive but an ex neighbour just tacked on a dining room and has the worst of both worlds. How exciting!

Then you need to decide your budget and do what you can within that op. It is clearly going to cost substantially less to not move the kitchen.