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Afternoon,
Just wondering, whilst there are provisions for sockets and switch locations from corners of rooms, I've never seen any for proximity to kitchen end panels (such as ends panels of built in fridge freezers, etc)
I assume as these are not fixed construction as such, there is no Reg for distance between a socket and end panel?
I can't think of any general provisions for the horizontal distance between sockets and corners in either BS 7671 or part M. There are the general requirements for accessibility, suitability for the environment and good workmanship of course,which might lead some to recommend specific distances in some circumstances - a bit like the recommended horizontal distances between kitchen sinks/hobs and sockets - but no specific regulation as far as I know.
Hopefully common sense should prevent the worst disasters - like a new build I had to dead with once where the back box for a phone socket had been located so close to a corner that after the plaster had been applied they'd had to hack a chunk out of the adjacent wall to get the faceplate on 
- Andy.
I can't think of any general provisions for the horizontal distance between sockets and corners in either BS 7671 or part M. There are the general requirements for accessibility, suitability for the environment and good workmanship of course,which might lead some to recommend specific distances in some circumstances - a bit like the recommended horizontal distances between kitchen sinks/hobs and sockets - but no specific regulation as far as I know.
Hopefully common sense should prevent the worst disasters - like a new build I had to dead with once where the back box for a phone socket had been located so close to a corner that after the plaster had been applied they'd had to hack a chunk out of the adjacent wall to get the faceplate on
- Andy.
