You're right, but I think that might have tipped me past my area allowance in Eagle, the free version is not overly generous! I’m trying to migrate over to KiCAD, so that should mean I can have as much space as I’d like, but I’m not finding the transition as easy as I though I would.
For this circuit I like it at 9V.
I’ve just ordered some bread boarding bits and pieces so hope to play around with some circuits over Christmas.