Dealing with outside lights that don’t exist yet

[SolRobinson]

I want a 3 gang switch by my back door to control 3 zones of my garden, patio, middle, rear. Right now we don’t know where any of these lights are going and I’m struggling to think of how to do this.
Do I take a supply to switch, run 3 twin and earth to a junction box and then run flex/armoured (for “middle/rear”) from junction box when we come to do the lights.
Any better ideas? I have a habit of making things harder than they are…

 

[ericmark]

My drive light is plugged in to a socket in utility room, so any problems I can simply unplug it. But how to control is always a point of debate, and that will likely change what one goes for.

I have one PIR remaining, but even that comes from a smart switch, that has dusk and dawn.

I do not tend to sit there at night looking out to my garden, my lights are to see out of car to the door, so down to what they are for?

 

[robinbanks]

Your proposal sounds reasonable. If these zones are in a line you could run 4 core to the first zone, 3 core to the second from the first then 2 core to the third from the second

Whether that works out cheaper than 3x2 core is an exercise for the reader

 

[SUNRAY]

I want a 3 gang switch by my back door to control 3 zones of my garden, patio, middle, rear. Right now we don’t know where any of these lights are going and I’m struggling to think of how to do this.
Do I take a supply to switch, run 3 twin and earth to a junction box and then run flex/armoured (for “middle/rear”) from junction box when we come to do the lights.
Any better ideas? I have a habit of making things harder than they are…

I assume you are decorating at the moment and trying to get this in while it's messy?
Depending on position of all the bits involved I'd personally try to install a conduit between the switch and box, possibly a 25mm flexible conduit