Yes, I would bring the peninsula closer. You won't really use it otherwise.

Yes, that's definitely a peninsula. Mine is the same distance as yours from my stove run, but my kitchen is G-shaped (with the peninsula being the G bar) so my sink is on the run where your door and fridge is. I'm a fan of peninsulas, but when they connect to counter space, not just jut out from a wall.

Strictly speaking, you won't be able to bring the island counter flush with the fridge, because the doors of the fridge need to extend past the counter in order to open fully. The fridge will need a filler cab on the wall side for the same reason. Which door has more traffic, and on which side would the altered peninsula work better?

I'll defer to the experienced GWers but those doors really limit how you can play with the peninsula and fridge.

No matter where the fridge goes, there's a door banging into it or clashing with it when the fridge is open.

Thanks for the designs mama goose, that's really useful. Definitely allows more space, I'll have a think about that

Here's some context of what's joined on. The right hand side is an extension which will eventually be re-built. The porch will become a utility room, the reception room an extension to the dining room (to the outside)

Thanks for feedback so far

If you can move or eliminate the door to the porch that's unused right now, that will open up a lot more choices for your layout that's more efficient.

It would be really helpful to see a house layout of all your rooms, including your current porch that will become a utility room (mud room also?) as it is right now . There may be solutions unseen.

A good point, designsaavy! Floor plan for downstairs below (with the originally proposed design in red). The reception room and porch are part of an old timber-framed extension which will need to be knocked down and re-built in months - years to come.

My first house was a ranch and the only entrance into the kitchen was via the foyer. We closed off that entrance and opened up the wall between the living room and kitchen.

If you would like more space in your kitchen, you could do the same and close off that entry to the kitchen.

Open up the wall between your Lounge/Living area and foyer with a header. This would also eliminate the door from foyer to lounge.

I don't know how steep your staircase is to the 2nd floor. Is it possible to create the storage closet under there with doors? If so, the "storage" area and the foyer portion in front of it could be used for a pantry, or if enough space, a 1/2 bath? I don't see a bathroom on your first floor.

You have great potential for a more open flow and an entire wall to add to your cabinetry if you close off the foyer doorway.

Also, I'm not sure where your exterior porch and reception area doors go, but if they go to the same area, I would close off one of those doors.

Thanks for that designsaavy, interesting idea. Unfortunately the 'storage' area is a lot smaller than it looks in the plan - only large enough for the gas/elec meters, consumer unit, a tiny bit of storage and not much more currently. I have an area of ~253cm (101") if I move the front door forward, planning to put the 1/2 bath in there (def. worth doing as you say).

Agree with the blocking off of a door, I was inclined to block the other one (to the porch) to keep the flow from hallway to kitchen (while keeping the 'lounge' as a closed off 'living space'). But then the downside is not having a utility room accessed from the kitchen. I guess the modern idea is to have the completely open plan downstairs area

Thanks cpartist, great design. This is what I'm leaning towards, seems a much better idea going for a U-shape in preference to a galley

Just in case you're still holding out any doubt, yes, 63" is too far apart. My galley kitchen is just a touch farther than this, and it's too far apart. The two "sides" do not play well together; everything is 1-2 steps too far apart.

Here is a version of closing off either door, designsaavy's and cpartist's suggestions:

If you close off the door to the foyer AND are able to close off the porch door, you could have a nice U-Shaped kitchen.

But, if you keep the foyer entry and close off the porch, I prefer putting the 2nd drawing above with "U" layout like cpartist suggests. It will give you more counter prep space between stove and sink. Although you won't have room for a table.

Watch that you don't make your dining room unusable. Most rectangular tables are 42". You should have 3 feet of walk space on all sides (2 ft if you don't want anybody to walk past a seated person) and 5' if you have seating at the peninsula.

Cheers mama goose, again really useful to see it visualised. The moving of the sink on the right-hand picture, is this to allow more food prep space?

To make things even more visual, got a picture of the real thing (viewing the kitchen in the distance with lounge on left and reception room on right)

Loving all of the ideas. The old design meant the dining table (the one I have is 36") was pushed right into the wall but bringing the peninsula back would give at least 24" either side

"The moving of the sink on the right-hand picture, is this to allow more food prep space?"

Yes,
and to allow you to prep in front of the window. Any way you lay out
the kitchen, you're going to have a traffic path through the middle,
except for a U, which takes most of the dining area. You need to think
about how you enter, how guests enter, and how you want to use the
kitchen.

Here's another plan with a nice prep space, with the appliances
arranged more like cpartist suggested, but it keeps the peninsula
across the room, and preserves the dining area. You'd have your back to
the long hall and front entry--that's probably really bad Feng Shui, but
if you'd prefer the sink under the window, then it's a good plan.

What size fridge and sink are you planning to use? If you have 118"
available on the top wall, and subtract 24" for the cabinet on the
right, 30" for a sink, 30" for the fridge, 24" + 2" for the DW and
return panel, plus a couple of inches of filler beside the sink cab,
that leaves 6" for the pull-out/filler beside the fridge. If the fridge
will be enclosed, subtract another 2-3". I don't know if that would be
enough to allow the fridge door to open far enough to remove the crisper
for cleaning.

The one thing I don't like about the above version Mama did is that you're literally walking through the work area of the kitchen to get from the hallway to the dining room.

What I don't like about my versions is it might be a bit tighter. Neither one is 100%. It means deciding what's important to you.

cpartist I'd just like to take the time (several months on) to thank you for designing my kitchen - see attached photo! (p.s. decided to keep sink in the same position, but the layout is exactly the same as you suggested, so thank you! :-)