A charity is hoping to create a respite centre for disabled children in Glasgow’s east end .

Glasgow East End Community Carers has asked the city council for permission to build the centre at its home on Penston Road in Queenslie.

A statement submitted with the application reveals the charity has been in talks with the council’s social work department about the “need for additional respite capacity for children in Glasgow.”

It states there is only one such facility in the city currently, The Mallard, on Morrin Street. That centre, in Springburn, provides respite breaks for young people between five and 21 with additional or complex needs, and includes a sensory room, art and craft area and large garden.

The statement from Glasgow East End Community Carers adds due to a “lack of sui

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