Need help please: Moving a cooker switch?

Hello,

I would be grateful if any electrician (or anyone who did this) would help me with this:

Is it a simple, non expensive job to move a cooker switch (cooker control unit?) max 10 cm to the side? I bought a bigger gas hob than my current one and would need to move the cooker switch away from the hot zone to be able to install the said hob.

Thank you.

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22nd Mar
Thanks for your input. I would appreciate it if you could "translate" what you just said into layman's terms, please. It'll be done by an electrician, obviously, but I need to know now if it's worth doing that or just buy a smaller hob. (edited)
22nd Mar
~£100, I doubt you'll find a qualified sparky doing it for less...
22nd Mar
It will take longer to chase out the new socket hole and make good on the old one than actually do the wiring. Also depends if the person before left some slack on the cable or installed it like a violin string to save 5p
22nd Mar
My dad did just this - had to move the sockets a few inches as the kitchen was being refitted with a new counter top. The amount of effort to chase the walls was more than the effort involved rewiring (there was plenty of slack!)
If it's just a cooker switch and you need more cable it does seem extreme to run a new cable, however you need to make sure whatever method you use to extend the wire is rated for the job!
22nd Mar
Post some pics up.
22nd Mar
Not sure why people are throwing out figures of £100. Without pictures no one will have a clue.
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22nd Mar
Sorry, not home yet.
So the yellow is where the new hob will be placed. The purple cross is where I need the switch to go.
NB: The illustration is a random pic from the internet.
22nd Mar
And what is that wall made of? Where is the cable run? How much slack is in the cable? Is there a junction box under the cabinets? Do you want the electrician to organise making good? If its tiled do you have spare tiles? (edited)
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22nd Mar