Councillors are to decide how Sunday parking charges could be introduced in Edinburgh after the proposals were approved in principle earlier this year.

In March, the city's Transport and Environment Committee agreed that new parking controls should be extended to Sundays.

At the time, the committee said restrictions introduced in the 1970s were no longer fit for purpose thanks to increased car ownership, longer shopping hours and Sunday trading.

Other controls to be considered include the roll-out of shared-use parking for permit holders and pay and display customers and permits for visitors to the city.

On June 7, the committee will examine three options for implementing the Sunday charges.

Transport convener Lesley Hinds said: "We've already agreed that we need to introduce some parking controls on Sundays, as the status quo is simply not sustainable now that Edinburgh, like so many other places, has become much more of a 24/7 city in terms of socialising and shopping habits.

"However, committee required further information in order to make a decision on how parking could be controlled on Sundays and this report now sets out three different options. "What we need to do is to achieve a balance between alleviating uncontrolled parking and increasing turnover for businesses and making travel easier for residents and visitors.

"It will be for committee to decide, based on how the different options fit with consultation feedback and so on; once an option's been agreed, we can finalise the Parking Action Plan and get ready to put it into action."