My sincere apologies for the dumb arithmetic! Thats what you get for rushing cable calcs prior to going on site. Thanks for the kick in the balls Spin
Interestingly, the NICEIC helpdesk called me back and refered to the OSG page 41 (green) and the top line reads something like 'For PME systems the DNO may require the Earthing Conductor to be 16mm' Voila, so if the DNO are happy with a calculated EC then its okay.