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OK thanks for clarifying all that.
personally, i would swap the master bedroom and the kitchen/pantry areas over. You want to come back in the car from the shops and take your shopping straight in an put it all away, without having to carry it all through the house.
It is also good practice to orientate the bedrooms towards the south as they will be cooler and darker which is what you want for a bedroom but not for a kitchen really.
Be careful of west facing glazing as this will cause your house to get quite hot in the late afternoon as the sun starts to set.
I don't think you need all of those living spaces and all of those toilets. I think two toilets for 4 bedrooms is enough. Perhaps a family bathroom and a separate WC and then an ensuite with it all in the same room.

I appreciate that the wedge-shaped site is causing you problems but that may also be because you are trying to fill the whole site. There is currently a lot of wasted and unnecessary space in your plan.

Perhaps the house would be better as an l-shape open to the North where you could have a decent, private outside space that gets lots of sun but is hidden from the street by the garage?

you aim should be to build the most efficient house for your money, something that covers all of your needs with the minimum footprint, otherwise you are just wasting cash

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Hey I haven't forgotten
Here is a VERY quick sketch I have done to illustrate my point. This is a much more efficient plan and much more practical given the shape and orientation of the site
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Thanks so much for ur help I can see now ur valid point

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I'm no expert but I agree with above.
Maybe try staggering you rooms.
The roof is also a major consideration and expense to oddly shaped buildings.

Don't take this the wrong way but maybe you need a new 'draft man'...?
Happy to give you a formal 'design review' if thats any use to you. Have a look here: http://www.architectyourself.com/consulting/

I didn't realise you were paying somebody to produce these designs for you.

They are really not good enough and he is clearly not doing what you ask of him if he keeps producing these triangular shaped plans. His designs will end up costing you more money to build and you will have less usable space in your house. I think you need to find somebody who is a 'designer' rather than just a 'draftsman'. It might cost up a little more upfront but it will save you a lot of money in the long run