Commuters parking in West End and Highgate Hill will soon struggle to find a park, while residents will be able to enjoy parking on their streets again.

A residential parking scheme will be introduced in West End and Highgate Hill, restricting street parking to two hours without a permit.

Map showing residential parking permit scheme area in West End and Highgate Hill. Credit:Brisbane City Council

After residents vocalised their frustration about being parked out of their streets by commuters, Brisbane City Council investigated the possibility of bringing a parking permit scheme to the area.

The council’s infrastructure chairman, Amanda Cooper, said more than 2100 people contact council in the past nine months about the proposed parking permit scheme.