Managing Associate
John is a Managing Associate in the Planning and Environment team.
He advises on planning issues, applications and appeals across a variety of sectors and specialises in transport and renewable energy projects.
John has extensive experience of nationally significant infrastructure projects and regularly advises on all aspects of development consent order applications, from the early stages of consultation through to post-consent implementation. He has extensive experience of the EIA and Habitats Regulations and the DCO application and examination processes.
John also advises on compulsory purchase. His experience includes advising strategic and local highway authorities promoting compulsory purchase orders under the Highways Act 1980.
John’s recent experience includes advising the promoters of numerous nationally significant highways and energy projects, including offshore wind, solar and battery storage projects. John has also advised government departments on decision making on numerous orders.
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Experience
- Advising a renewable energy company on the promotion of a 400MW+ solar and battery storage scheme
- Advising a major energy company on the promotion of two offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea
- Advising the strategic highway authority on a number of nationally significant infrastructure projects
- Advising a local highway authority promoting its first nationally significant infrastructure project
Related sectors
Future energy
Real estate
Energy storage lawyers | Battery storage, clean energy, power purchase agreements
Solar PV lawyers | Renewable energy lawyers
Wind energy lawyers | Renewable energy lawyers
Government & public services
Related services
Planning
Real estate
Compulsory Purchase Orders and compensation
Highways and public rights of way
Environmental
Section 106 agreements
Insights & events
Infrastructure Planning Blog 45: Largest solar DCO granted and other news
Renting across jurisdictions? Make sure you understand the differences
The Balancing Act: Three takeaways on turning ambition into delivery
Infrastructure Planning Blog 44: Plans, purdah and publication
Local Government Lawyer: A return to Regional Police Authorities?
Infrastructure Planning Blog 43: Slow, slow, quick, no go for infrastructure planning
Introducing The Balancing Act: Three takeaways from our opening conversation
Infrastructure Planning Blog 42: Nuclear reforms, discharge of requirements and NPPF changes
Infrastructure Planning Blog 41: New Welsh guidance, the use of AI in planning and other updates
Northern Ireland Planning and Environment update: Minerals
Infrastructure Planning Blog 40: A conference and another revocation
Infrastructure consent order regime in Wales: Updates
Infrastructure Planning Blog 39: Fenwick Solar Farm, Sizewell C and EIA case law
The Building Safety Act 2022: An update on the regulatory impact and liability risks for lenders
Infrastructure Planning Blog 38: A new wind DCO, and European streamlining
Infrastructure Planning Blog 37: Fission 'n' chippy
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EV Charging Infrastructure in Northern Ireland: Outlook | TLT
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Electric vehicle charging - unlocking the business models
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TLT continues Future Energy focus with new Partner hire
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TLT hires new partner turbocharging its UK-wide real estate offering
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Nick Evans joins TLT as partner placing the firm at the helm of infrastructure, planning, public law and future energy in the UK
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