I would suggest to have fridge in the kitchen area, as it is highly used appliance, needs to be in closer to kitchen bench/island.
Have the recycling bins on island or on the side bench (towards alfresco) whichever is going to be used more for food prep.
I agree to your point to have a single bowl sink outside and leave the double bowl and dw in B.Pantry

Thank you so much for your feedback. Do you think I should switch fridge and pantry position so fridge is sitting on the outer part of kitchen?

is this a new build or a renovation of an existing house and we need dimensions of the whole space including the kitchen, laundry, scullery and living and dining areas and please include all existing doors and windows

You can have a microwave and oven tower next to fridge (if not so concerned about storage space) and then next to tower can have slide out spice rack.

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I’m thinking we have been here before under another name......

This will be a new build. 🧱🧱🧱 It was a display home configuration that we liked. We haven't got any plans yet or even a builder. It is crazy times here where we live. There is a massive backlog of building grants. We are at the very beginning of the home building journey.

Good luck. Keep throwing out issues

There was another poster with the same issues, but it does come down to how you live. We do not know the best way for your family.
Poster was @Beaumitchell, maybe worth looking at their posts, to help answer the same questions.

Hi Amaira. I do 3D mockups for kitchens and bathrooms. They give a really good idea of look and feel of design ideas. Email me at tomgillan@gmail.com if you're interested! :)

I much prefer the configuration with the fridge out of the scullery. I would find it annoying having to walk in and out of there while cooking. Having everything within a few steps reach makes life so much easier when cooking. For ease of use the prep area, sink, cook top, fridge, oven and serving area should all be accessible within a triangle space.

I thought I wanted our sink in the scullery until we house sat in a house that had one in there and hated it... washing dishes is mundane enough, I couldn't stand having to do it standing alone in a cupboard! Because of that experience, we ended up putting our sink in our island bench. I worried about the mess, but now I am so glad we did it. Having the sink so handy while cooking and and being able to still be a part of the family while cleaning up has been wonderful.

I would also put the bins in the island.

You have good space and it would be lovely to use it well. Keep the fridge placed with the food preparation benchtop, sink, cooktop and dishwasher. Those 5 items are high rotation/ high use. Low use items can go to the pantry. You may even fit an underbench fridge in the butlers pantry for parties, overflow for events. The relationsip of the sink to dishwasher is best very close to each other to make it quick and easy loading and unloading and also less mess and drips. When unloading, the shelves and drawers are best located next to or opposite the dishwasher. A dishwasher in the butlers pantry would be time consuming. Personally I would prefer the stovetop (definately) to not be in the island bench, perhaps the sink if your pushed for space. I like to keep the island bench for serving and food prep. Good luck.

I question the need for a servery. I think they seem good but question the need given you have outdoor access nearby. I'd put double sink and dishwasher at the window. This layout is always the best with a clean island bench.

Before you build I would decide on fridge you want, as the depth and width can vary a lot.

Thank you everyone! I am devouring all the helpful tips, advice and previous posts in this forum. Thank you! So many of my issues other people have too. It seems a common one about sinks and islands etc....🤗