Govan politicians want the city council to wash its hands of plans to charge residents to park near the new South Glasgow University Hospital.

Three Labour councillors for the area have called on the local authority to ask the Scottish Government to rule on whether permits costing £50 a year should be introduced.

The politicians are likely to come up against opposition from ministers who have insisted the decision is “a matter for Glasgow City Council”.

Almost 4000 people objected to the plans for a controlled parking zone (CPZ), which could see the introduction of resident permits priced at £50 a year, business permits which cost £700 a year and visitor parking permits costing £2 for six hours.

There are also proposals for pay and display meters which will charge motorists 20p for the first 30 minutes and then 20p for every 10 minutes up to a maximum of three hours.

The council came up with the plans to prevent thousands of hospital staff using the streets of Govan as a car park.

Govan councillor John Kane said: “It is becoming increasingly apparent that the CPZ – being proposed for good reason to manage huge volumes of traffic and ensure the safety of local residents, in particular children – should not be considered in isolation.

Ward colleague Fariha Thomas added: “It is important for the local community that the hospital act as a good neighbour and the Scottish Government needs to take responsibility for this huge development that they have built and the pressures of workforce travel.”

Scottish Government minister and SNP MSP for Glasgow Humza Yousaf has previously backed campaigners from the G51 Free Parking Group who object to the plans and urged Glasgow City Council to “see sense and overturn their decision to impose parking charges on local residents.”

The total number of objections to the proposals stands at 3,721 and each objector has now been sent a letter from the council’s infrastructure chief Andy Waddell, who insists the scheme is “necessary”.

In his letter, Mr Waddell said: “It is the council’s view that without effective regulation, the streets surrounding the hospital would effectively become a commuter car park.”

Leading campaigner Alistair Sinclair, of the G51 Free Parking Group, dismissed the letter.

He said: “It would be inadequate to say I was appalled by the content – I am incensed. Glasgow City Council has just restated the same unworkable, inadequate and unacceptable proposal which they put out last October, despite almost 4000 objections.”

Another labour councillor for Govan, James Adams, backed calls by his ward colleagues to refer the decision to the Scottish Government.

He said: “The unprecedented level of objections confirms our view that the council should refer this matter to the Scottish Government. Warm words have been given by ministers. Now it is time for them to act and local councillors stand ready to work with them in any way we can.”

A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: “It would be unusual for a council to refer itself to the reporter in this way. However the unprecedented scale of the development next to G51 means we may well have to do things differently.”

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Government said: “This is a matter for Glasgow City Council.

“The Traffic Regulation Order, which is proposing changes to the parking provision at the South Glasgow University Hospital is currently being considered by Glasgow City Council. 

“Local authorities promoting Traffic Regulation Orders must ensure it exercises its powers in line with the Local Authorities’ Traffic Order (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1999.”

She added: “At present, the Scottish Government has not received a request for a reporter to hold a hearing into matters raised in the objections to this order.”