No actual distance is given inthe regs, but the "must be suitable for the environment" bit still applies, so it rather depends how far you expect things to get splashed. At one time NICIEC advised at least 30cm horizontal , but that was never regs. (edit they still do ) Clearly in reality the taps are rather more of a risk then the shallow end of a draining board,and maybe less than 30cm horizontal is OK if there is a large vertical offset instead. Any sink with a pullout hose in a family home with kids, and I'd be adding quite a bit more margin.
No actual distance is given inthe regs, but the "must be suitable for the environment" bit still applies, so it rather depends how far you expect things to get splashed. At one time NICIEC advised at least 30cm horizontal , but that was never regs. (edit they still do ) Clearly in reality the taps are rather more of a risk then the shallow end of a draining board,and maybe less than 30cm horizontal is OK if there is a large vertical offset instead. Any sink with a pullout hose in a family home with kids, and I'd be adding quite a bit more margin.
