Jonathan Bower

Jonathan is a partner and head of the planning and Infrastructure team. His expertise includes major infrastructure, compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), highways, town and country planning and compensation. Jonathan acts for several local authorities and commercial clients both promoting and opposing schemes including a retail and highway schemes for local authorities and a gas storage scheme requiring CPO powers. He has promoted a CCGT power station and offshore wind farms requiring Development Consent Orders and has acted for statutory undertakers making representations in connection with other schemes. He appeared as a Parliamentary Agent for a number of petitioners in the House of Commons on HS2 and represented some petitioners in the House of Lords. Jonathan acts on a number of Lands Tribunal compensation claims for both claimants and acquiring authorities. He also lectures regularly on CPOs & development and has written articles on both policy and legal issues. He is a council member of the National Infrastructure Planning Association. - See more at: http://www.legal500.com/firms/910-bond-dickinson-llp/offices/7971-bristol-england/lawyers/113284#sthash.C8C3gB6E.dpuf · Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

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Jonathan is a partner and head of the planning and Infrastructure team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, specialising in major infrastructure, compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), highways, town and country planning and compensation. He acts for local authorities and commercial clients on promoting and opposing schemes (including retail and highway schemes and gas storage), has promoted a CCGT power station and offshore wind farms requiring Development Consent Orders, has appeared as a Parliamentary Agent on HS2, acts on Lands Tribunal compensation claims, lectures and writes on CPOs and development, and is a council member of the National Infrastructure Planning Association.

Practice areas

Real EstatePlanningInfrastructureCompulsory PurchaseHighwaysCompensation

Office

England

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP · Jonathan is a partner and head of the planning and Infrastructure team. His expertise includes major infrastructure, compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), highways, town and country planning and compensation. Jonathan acts for several local authorities and commercial clients both promoting and opposing schemes including a retail and highway schemes for local authorities and a gas storage scheme requiring CPO powers. He has promoted a CCGT power station and offshore wind farms requiring Development Consent Orders and has acted for statutory undertakers making representations in connection with other schemes. He appeared as a Parliamentary Agent for a number of petitioners in the House of Commons on HS2 and represented some petitioners in the House of Lords. Jonathan acts on a number of Lands Tribunal compensation claims for both claimants and acquiring authorities. He also lectures regularly on CPOs & development and has written articles on both policy and legal issues. He is a council member of the National Infrastructure Planning Association. - See more at: http://www.legal500.com/firms/910-bond-dickinson-llp/offices/7971-bristol-england/lawyers/113284#sthash.C8C3gB6E.dpuf

England

Expertise

Major infrastructureCompulsory purchase orders (CPOs)HighwaysTown and country planningCompensation / Lands Tribunal claimsDevelopment Consent Orders (DCOs)CCGT power stationsOffshore wind farmsGas storage schemesParliamentary agent work (HS2)

Admissions

Solicitor (qualified 2001)