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Oven, hob and microwave electrics query

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So, I'm basically going to be fitting a new kitchen soon and the appliances are all hardwire/integrated ones.

It will have:

Built in hob (Matrix MHC201FR - Black 4 Zone Ceramic Hob (recommended 30a supply - 4mm2 cabling minimum according to instructions)

Built in oven (Beko CIMY91X (says 16a online - minimum 1.5mm2 cabling according to instructions))

and a separate built in microwave (AEG KMX525060M (also says 16a online - doesn't say wire thickness required))

EDIT: this microwave/grill is probably going to be changed to a standard plug in Microwave meaning I can just use a fused switch

Currently I have a cooker supply on a 32a breaker (6mm2 cable I believe) with a single connection point in the kitchen behind existing cooker which is where the new hob will be, so think that will be okay.

The oven and microwave will be in a cabinet 1-1.5m away from that original outlet along the same wall.

My questions are:

1) Can I splice in to the ring main (which is 2.5mm2) and run a connection point for the oven and another for the microwave in the cupboard they sit in?

Or

2) Can that existing outlet be extended with another isolator switch for a new connection point for the oven/microwave or would it require a change of rcb/wiring?

Or

3) any of you lovely lot got other ideas for this?

I can do the chasing work if that makes things any easier I'm just trying to plan ahead for a sparky (who has yet to come back to me)

I have attached a picture of the kitchen design we are going for

Thank you in advance and sorry for the ramble but I've tried to be as helpful as I can
 

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Put the hob and microwave on the 32A radial and plug the oven into the ring circuit

BUT get the sparky to look first
 
Put the hob and microwave on the 32A radial and plug the oven into the ring circuit

BUT get the sparky to look first
Could I put a double oven outlet in place of the existing single one and put the oven and hob on that then get a normal microwave and just use a standard plug on that? If the oven radial is man enough that is. Would obviously have it checked by a sparky first but figured that might be an easier alternative
 

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