Pantry vs utility room

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Hello,

So the walls are going up on my extension soon and I am thinking whether to move the utility room currently underneath the stairs per floor plan to where the pantry should be so it's a proper space for itself and then have a butter's or corner pantry within the kitchen itself?
I didn't want to many tall units in the kitchen hence why I initially made the room off the kitchen a pantry but I'm beginning to wonder whether would be better used as a utility instead.
The understair area is big neighbour to fit a stacked washer dryer on one end, sink on the other end and some reduced (30-40cm) depth cabinets in the middle, so I thought that should be ok but if moved it to where the pantry is then I wouldn't need plumbing in that area underneath the stairs.
I need to make the decision soon as it would impact how plumbing is laid.
What would you do?
Thank you for any insights.

The walk through from boot room to kitchen will be annoying. I’d make the ‘pantry’ a walkthrough between boot room and kitchen. Storage on one side, utility on the other. I doubt you’d lose much cupboard space but will gain much better functionality.

Or move the bathroom and utility next to the understairs (and incorporate that space as storage or part of the bathroom, with door opening onto the hallway. And nice wide opening off the hall into the kitchen/diner/snug.

@Lambsydaisy thank you for your response. Yes, that was me few weeks ago. The walls are going up next month so I need to finalise any last minute internal changes.
I might be posting few more times 🤭
So I'm planning to install a Costo door from the bootroom to the pantry to avoid having to walk through half the house with shopping.
Totally agree with double doors from bootroom to hallway, even mentioned it to my builder, the single entry there doesn't work ...agree with the kitchen units on the window wall as well; in thr kitchen design plan, we have a small undercounter fridge there to serve as a separate drinks fridge. That brings it all in line with the rest of the kitchen.
Thank you again for taking the time ro comment, it really does help.

That's going to be so lovely 😍

This? So pantry and utility in same area/same space.

I too would be wary of washing machine noise behind the sofa and wpuld much rather shut it away more.

Think OP has said they want to retain the shower in downstairs bathroom, to future proof the house.

Will the Costco door be at floor level or countertop height, out of interest?

Put a second dishwasher in there if you can. Great for entertaining/ Christmas etc. you can bung everything in there at the end of the meal while the dishwasher is running and you don’t have to look at it while you wait for the dishwasher to complete its cycle.

@TheAnnoyingSatsuma at floor level theough the back of a unit so from the inside of the pantry it will not be obvious.