AN EIGHT bedroom children’s home will be developed in the South West of the city now proposals have been given the green light.

The two-storey care unit with associated car parking and run by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, will be built in Cardonald.

The site was previously occupied by a Labour Club and had a proportion of open space spanning over 1050 square metres in total.

More than 20 residents objected on the grounds that the development was out of scale with its surroundings.

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They also felt that it would result in traffic problems.

A planning application was discussed by the planning committee yesterday (Tuesday) morning.

Councillor Cecilia O’Lone wanted confirmation that steps would be taken to make sure the building blended in with the surrounding area.

She said: “I am concerned that the rendering doesn’t fit in with the local area. I don’t want it to look different.

“I don’t know what it will look like as the pictures are not clear.”

A council officer confirmed that the building could be any colour to fit in with the surrounding houses.

The local authority doesn’t want people to be able to identify the building and for the children’s home to look similar to its local surroundings.

Councillor Malcolm Cunning agreed and said that members should add a condition saying it needs to fit in with the character of the area.

He said: “We don’t want this to stick out like a sore thumb. The buildings are 50 years apart but we need to do as much as possible to make sure they are similar to one another.”

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Concerns were also raised by councillor Josephine Docherty who asked for clarification on how many children would be staying at the site and the age range.

She said: “I would like to know how much freedom these children will have when they are travelling to and from school.

“There will be some children who need to be escorted both ways.”

A council officer said that the home would be in a residential area where many children make their own way to school and that these kids could do the same.”