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​Careers at Bondstones.

Help build a specialist rural planning, architecture and environmental consultancy.

Bondstones is a specialist rural planning and architectural consultancy based at Hestercombe House, near Taunton.

We work with landowners, farmers, estates, rural businesses and private clients across the South West and wider southern England, advising on rural planning, architecture, development strategy, change of use, permitted development, diversification and environmental matters.

Demand for our services has grown significantly, and we are now expanding our planning, architecture and environmental teams as part of a structured long-term growth plan.

​We are interested in capable, commercially aware people who want to help build a specialist consultancy and grow with the business, not simply fill a seat. If you have strong professional experience in rural planning, architecture, environmental consultancy, rural property or land-use development, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Current Positions

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Regional Director - (Planning & Environment) - West Country
Role:
A senior leadership role combining rural planning, environmental strategy, client advisory work, business development and regional team growth. This is the first of a planned network of regional director appointments across the UK.
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Where:
Hestercombe House, Taunton

​Full Time

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Senior Planner
Role:
A client-facing planning consultancy role focused on rural planning, permitted development, change of use, diversification and planning strategy for landowners, farmers, estates and rural businesses.

​Where:
Hestercombe House, Taunton

​Full Time

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Consultant
Rural Specialist (property & planning)
Role:
A client-facing consultancy role for someone with experience in rural property, land use, planning strategy, estate management, agriculture or diversification.

​Where:
Hestercombe House, Taunton

​Full Time

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NB: If you feel you have something to offer Bondstones' clients, but a role that suits your skill-set is not presently advertised, this does not mean that we're not interested - far from it - feel free to contact us (in confidence) to schedule an informal discussion.

We recognise that our future success is dependent on recruiting more great people - specifically those who want to grow a career with us... 

We have a pretty straightforward outlook in respect of growth too; if there's a business case and you're a good fit - we'll make it work!  So please get in touch if you have something to bring to the table!

Recruitment Pipeline 2026-27:

As part of our growth plan, we expect to recruit across planning, architecture, environmental consultancy, rural property and team support roles.

Our anticipated future requirements include:

Planning and environment: rural planners, planning assistants, planning administrators, ecologists, landscape architects and environmental consultants.

Architecture and technical design: architects, architectural assistants, architectural technologists, design technicians and architectural administrators.

Rural property and development consultancy: rural property consultants, building surveyors, land-use consultants and development advisers.

​Business and team support: regional business managers, administrators and client support roles.
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If you have relevant experience and believe you could contribute to Bondstones’ growth, we are open to confidential conversations even where a specific role is not currently advertised.