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Bathroom fan

Alimo

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Hello

Im renovating my downstairs cloakroom with an openable window and thought about adding a fan
As you can see from the pics i have neutral and switched live at ceiling rose and 2 permanent lives and switched live (3 single core and earths) at pull cord, so there is no permanent live at ceiling rose and there is no neutral at switch.
Am i right in thinking a bathroom fan needs a live neutral and switch live or can a fan be wired without a neutral?
If a fan cannot be wired without a neutral can i run a single core neutral from ceiling rose to switch or run a permanent lives from switch to ceiling rose (if can which way better?) then use a 3core&earth to isolator switch then to fan.
I know regs say you do not need a fan in a cloak room with just a toilet and sink with a openable window, so is it worth the hassle to put a fan in (asuming i can run a single core neural from ceiling rose to switch or single core permanent live from switch to ceiling Rose)
Thanks
 

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