Proposals are being drawn up aimed at introducing a parking permit scheme in three city wards.

Councillor Mark Flynn revealed at a meeting of West End Community Council that Dundee City Council will be revisiting the issue of a residents’ car parking scheme in the area.

He said a permit system could also be brought into operation in Coldside and Maryfield.

Mr Flynn said: “Based on the feedback from the Engage Dundee process, it was evident that parking issues were high on the list of priorities.

“Areas including Coldside, the West End and Maryfield have all faced issues with commuters parking before making their way into the city centre.

“We are going to revisit a parking scheme as a solution.

“We have asked the executive director of roads to look into planning residential parking zones, although these haven’t yet been finalised. We are looking to put our propositions forward to council in January.”

In 2012, the local authority launched a consultation on the introduction of a parking scheme in the West End at a cost of £80 per permit.

But the plans were dropped after a consultation found that 80% of residents polled were against the scheme.

Responding to the proposals, Councillor Richard McCready said the “devil will be in the detail”.

He added: ”This is welcome news and it recognises that something needs to be done.

“It is important that the council learns the lessons of the previous attempt at implementing a residents’ parking scheme.

“There can be no ‘one size fits all’ solution. We need may need different solutions in different streets.

“We also need to recognise that the biggest problem with the previous proposals was that the proposed cost of £80 was just too high.

“We also need to do all that we can to cut back on demand for car parking spaces. We need to cut the number of people using their cars and coming and parking in the West End.

“We also need to be wary of unintended consequences of any proposals.

“We need to be careful about merely moving the problem.”