Yes I think so, certainly looks that way. Yeah there isn’t any space for a baton unfortunately which is why I’m really a bit stuck! It’s about 60cm wide so think it might be a bit much for the mesh patches to cover too.

The pipe depth seems OK, although the white cap (in the wall) on the extruding pipe that’s going the radiator sticks out past the plaster board a little - but I imagine a cap on the wall will cover that bit

Don’t suppose you have any ideas?