John Bosworth > Maples Teesdale LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Maples Teesdale LLP
30 KING STREET
LONDON
EC2V 8EE
England

Work Department

Planning

Position

John is Head of Planning at Maples Teesdale and has extensive experience working in both the private and public sectors. He advises on local authorities, statutory undertakers, developers, investors, regeneration agencies and housing associations on a wide range of legal issues associated with development as well as regeneration, infrastructure and strategic land projects. In particular he has advised on waste proposals, port development and in connection with the expansion of London Ashford Airport. John advises on all aspects of town and country planning, judicial review, highways and drainage and compulsory purchase and compensation.

Career

Trainee Solicitor Portsmouth City Council, 1986
Solicitor Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, 1988
Associate Ashurst Morris Crisp, 1990
Partner, Bevan Ashford and Ashfords, 1995
Partner, Maples Teesdale, 2017

Languages

English

Memberships

Compulsory Purchase Association
Legal Associate Royal Town Planning Institute
CIPFA TiS Online Editorial Board Member

Education

Saltash School, Cornwall;
Sheffield University (1985 LLB);
College of Law, Guildford

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Planning

The ‘excellent’ and ‘very knowledgeableJohn Bosworth leads the planning team at Maples Teesdale LLP. The firm has experience advising on all aspects of the town and country planning system, assisting clients with the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters, from compulsory purchase and appropriation, to environmental matters, building regulations, and affordable housing mandates. Recently, the firm has also increased its focus on strategic land cases.