Opposed - Charles Clover, the Dedham Vale Society’s chairman, is against the extension He said: “This Poundshop Versailles could not be more out of character with Constable Country. Constable consciously celebrated the workaday modesty of this part of the English countryside and depicted a harmonious society, not the gaudy excess on the part of the rich that led to revolution in France. “Pasture is an important part of the character of the area, not formal gardens.” Carol Gurney, from Higham, also objected to the application on the council’s planning portal. “I feel I must object to this latest proposal which has frankly grown beyond any reasonable proportions,” he added.