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Cool, maybe I'm overthinking it, telescopic / concertina would probably do the job and could probably be fixed to the wall, if not extending above the hatch and would allow for the insulated hatch. I'm going to get a quote for the whole job as was planning on doing most of the insulation/boarding, but the idea of handing it to someone does appeal!
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We've just had a telescopic loft ladder installed this week - 'tis brilliant. Not sure how much space it uses in the loft, I don't think much. The option we wanted was the wooden loft ladder which basically sits flat on the (extended) loft hatch - could possibly work for you as it doesn't extend beyond. It didn't work for us as we had a joist in the way of extending the loft hatch. My Mum has the wooden ladder, so I've used it and can vouch for it. We used ideal loft ladders - https://www.idealloftladders.co.uk/ - really great, swift, tidy professional service. All done in a day including removal of 2 water tanks (metal & plastic) and misc vestigial plumbing, 2nd layer insulation across the whole loft, suspended boarding of 10m2 for storing things, a striplight and the ladder. Would recommend.