wrote:
As part of the kitchen re-fit I need to fit under-cupboard lighting, but
it's going to be a pain to run extra cables to the light switch
(assuming I replace it with a 2 gang) and I don't want to have the
cupboard lights switched with the room light.
There's power available at the cupboards so I was wondering about just
using local switching, but are there any other ideas I should consider?

I assume you'd prefer a two-gang switch and this is entirely possible
without running extra cables to the switch. I have similar arrangements
in several rooms (not kitchens), where one gang operates the main
ceiling light (not often used) and the other gang operates table- and
floor-standing lights.

The system I use is EasySwitch:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...ex/EasySwitch/

It's not cheap but it works well and looks perfect. I use LM EST1 Wall
Switches connected to one of the two gangs. In one case it was a solid
wall so I fitted a deeper back box for the transmitter, and in another
case it was a studding wall so I dangled the transmitter in the cavity.
For the receiver I used plug-in adapters but you could probably more
neatly use the (unnecessarily weatherproof) wire-in units.

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Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England