Fitting gas hob in a confined space

alexan

I have a very small kitchen that I want to refit.
There is an alcove which is 68cm wide, 62 cm deep and 151 cm high and I would like to fit a 58cm x 50cm gas hob into it (with a built under electric oven underneath it). This alcove has 3 outside walls , is currently tiled from floor to ceiling and has 3 air bricks , one at the top of each of the outside walls.
I searched online but the only guidelines I can find are to do with how close wall cabinets can be to a hob.
I rang the gas safe helpline for advice but they said that I had to read the installation instructions for the hob that I was getting installed to see if it could be fitted into the space. I have no idea yet as to which hob I want to buy.
In order to maximise the room around the hob, I had thought about buying one with the controls at the right handside and then rotating it through 90 degrees when fitted so that the controls were at the front. This would then give me a 50cm hob width in a worksurface width of 68cm, which would give more room for accessing all 4 burners.
Does anybody know of any regulations that would stop me from doing what I am proposing , and do you think fitting a hob in such a small space is workable ?

Ben84

I'm not too sure about the gas safety aspects here, but if you're buying a gas hob consider ones with glass lids that can be put down when not in use. Helps keep it clean and also means when it's not in use you have more counter space.

southcoastrgi

gas safe are correct, there are british standards that give diamentions for this but i am not going to quote them here, a hob MUST be installed according to the manifacturers instructions as they may well be different to british standards, normally a hob has the gas connection on the back right hand side as viewed from the front so if you plan on fitting an oven underneath you may find that you can't turn the hob as this will hit the cooker or even stop you fitting the cooker.

remember the hob must be installed by a gas safe reg engineer with cookers on his card & if your hob can't be fitted within the man instructions he won't fit it.

garethgas

My view for what it's worth:
I wouldn't entertain your idea of turning the hob 90 degrees.
A flueless appliance like a hob has ventillation requirements when installed in confined spaces, which means finding the volume of the room and often needs an openable window if its a small room as you described.
I think your best bet is to ask the installer before going ahead as he will be able to make a better assessment.