About Us

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Who we are

WELCOME TO DIMENSIONS

Dimensions was formed to offer home owners, business owners & property developers a professional and experienced service to obtain planning permission for all residential and commercial developments. The Dimensions team comprises of Planning Consultants (Chartered Town Planners), architectural technicians and building control consultants. We offer a “one-stop-shop” from planning to construction. Our primary objective is to obtain planning permission for our clients. Once planning is granted, we produce all the building regulations for building control approval and liaise with the relevant specialists and stakeholders to enable the building works to commence as quickly as possible and without unnecessary delays.

5+
Years Of Experience
1200
Satisfied Clients
100%
Approval Rate
1500
Successful Projects

Creating Stunning home designs

Dimensions has notable expertise in preparing and negotiation of urban residential and retail assessments, although we operate in all development sectors including mixed use developments. The planning system is known to be complex, confusing and very frustrating. and there is a lot of bureaucracy involved in the process. There is a sense of confusion and uncertainty among developers, home owners and even the local planning authorities as to which direction the planning system is heading. Dimensions is aware of these issues and seeks to alleviate this uncertainty by offering home owners, business owners and developers, a professional and practical service to obtain planning permission for most types of development.

MEET OUR TEAM

We are a private company that operates with integrity. Our Board of Directors ensures good governance, strategic discipline and effective project completion. With internal and external representation, the team and Dimensions is comprised of accomplished leaders with varied backgrounds.

David Gutwirth

PARTNER

Neil Backs

SENIOR PLANNING CONSULTANT

Hannah Van-Meers

ACCOUNTS MANAGER

Sanjay Vevkatakirshan

ACCOUNTS MANAGER

Gianluca Mateo

LEAD DESIGNER

Aswin Sellva​

ARCHITECT

Daniel Webb

JUNIOR ARCHITECHT

Youssef Khalil

PLANNING CONSULTANT

David Gutwirth

David Gutwirth is a town planner and founding partner of Dimensions Planning. After training as a real estate and planning lawyer, David established the practice in Barnet in 2016 with the vision of making a more direct impact on people, places, and communities. With over 8 years of professional experience, he has led various projects in both the public and private sectors. David heads the planning team at Dimensions, achieving successful outcomes on a range of projects, including major and complex planning applications.

Sanjay Vevkatakirshan

Sanjay is a Part II Architectural Assistant at Dimensions Planning. He is an Architect with experience in both the UK and India. He joined Dimension after completing his Master’s degree in Architecture (RIBA Part II) at the University of East London in 2021. Sanjay combines his skills in BIM and graphic design to create modern designs for traditional housing projects, covering all RIBA stages. He is currently a key part of the architecture team developing a range of projects including residential, commercial, cultural, and educational schemes from the conceptual stage through to planning. Sustainability and the concept of a passive house are key elements of his design philosophy, and he places great importance on creating construction details, exploring new materials, and adopting innovative construction techniques.

Aswin Sellva​

Aswin is a project architect at Dimensions with over three years of experience. He obtained his Master’s degree in construction management from Kingston University and has gained a wide range of experience working on projects in both India and the UK. His previous work includes assisting with anti-seismic designs for the earthquake-stricken region of India, as well as working on restoration projects of historic buildings in India. Before joining the team, Aswin worked with a construction company in Winchester, focusing on structural design. Currently, he leads the technical team at Dimensions, overseeing the work produced for schemes at RIBA Stages 4-6, while also managing a range of residential and commercial developments on site.