I’d make the toilet 750 and the shower 850 as the shower extends over bath area. But personally I’d go bath over shower for a bigger vanity if it is family bathroom

Thanks heaps @Kate good call on the toilet space, I have updated the design to 750mm

Deep down I think I agree with shower over bath, just really struggling to give away the walk in shower and dedicated back to wall bath, but maybe thats what needs to be done. It's just my wife and myself, who get ready at different times of the day with no intention of little ones - do you think a larger vanity would still be a priority with just the two of us?

In that case no. But look at your storage needs. What can be stored on walls. Make the most of that. Even build the wall out a little to create a shelf.
I note your bath may be hard to clean behind. Practical me would go with back to wall model

Hi Jared, everyone is different of course, but with the average basin width of 550mm, are you going to have enough vanity width to place your glasses, toothpaste or take of your rings when washing hands? Possibly consider a niche above the basin / below the cabinet to give yourselves a little more surface space. As someone who had an over the bath shower, I’d stick with freestanding if at all possible. A towel rack or shelving opposite the vanity might help with storage too, and if recessed, shouldn’t impinge awkwardly on floor space

Thanks @Jan Dobson @Kate - very helpful

I love the idea of building out a niche/shelf to place glasses

100% with you on the back to wall bath @Kate, I should have mentioned in my original post that I was hoping to go back to wall, fully freestanding against a wall seems like cleaning hell

Being just you and your wife I would remove the bath which would give you a much better space, don't consider resale when designing to suit your needs

I love a bath too. Can you post back when you’ve finalised your design? And even pics when you’ve finished. I’m interested.

Most definitely @bigreader - ill definitely need some help from the community in choosing tiles etc. so will post back once I get the layout updated and then hopefully in the not too distant future pics of the final product

Well then you must have a bath but if you plan on this being a forever house avoid the shower over the bath, the following floorplan fits both shower and bath with at least 1200 vanity. Check sizes of fittings to make sure the space between the WC and vanity fits.

The shower and taps would be on the entrance wall.

Wow! thanks so much for this @siriuskey, you have gone above any beyond in providing the 3d renders. I had not at all considered this layout - amazing food for thought

Look into Japanese style soaker tubs - they can save on space and offer a depth that allows the hot water to really do it's work.

@georgi02 as someone who previously lived in japan, I love this idea! This one is quite nice

I have spent time in Japan as well and love it, lucky you, this first shower over bath is a favorite and a lot safer than your normal bath, you would have a window to tile around

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Just try to avoid having the toilet as the first thing you see when you walk past the bathroom.

Forget that comment. I see siriuskey has already changed it to avoid that happening. In my bathroom reno at previous house, I had the mirrored storage cabinets above the vanity and toilet and they were so useful. Highgrove bathrooms has some lovely ones IMO. Make sure you buy an off the rack one and then get the wall frame/studs designed to hold it. It works out so much more expensive, getting a customer made mirrored cabinet to fit into a wall cavity. Because the mirrored overhead cabinets were put in the wall cavity, there was no issue with banging your head when you leant over to brush teeth, wash face etc. If the mirrored cabinets went across the whole section of toilet and vanity, you would hold a lot of things in it and it wouldn't matter how small the vanity was because you will be able to store so much in the overhead cabinets. Just be sure that it is deep enough to hold toilet rolls etc. I also got a wall socket fitted into the cabinet so that I could charge things like toothbrush etc whilst they were in the cupboard. It gets more complicated when you are trying to fit powerboards into drawers (well it was for me, so I didnt end up doing it).

Also, if you do go for a cistern in wall type toilet, just try to ensure that the wall cavity made for an inbuilt overhead cabinet, also is deep enough for the cistern. Tradelink also price matches with other shops. I am in Qld and they price matched with a store in NSW that could deliver to Qld. Cavity or barn door obviously needed too in your design. I think the last floor plan is perfect- with also trying to have as much of the toilet cistern and mirrored cabinets in the wall cavity.

We are currently in the final stages of our reno - My bathroom is almost the exact measurements of yours (about 5 cm shallower) and I considered this layout and decided it would not work (not enough space for the toilet). I ended up "spinning" the bath and having it down the left wall (see attached pic)

. That let me have a 900 vanity and 800 for my toilet space. Instead of a shower screen I will have one blade to protect the vanity. Water will go on the floor a bit but underfloor heating will take care of that. Good luck.