Have Your Say: St Paul’s Anglican Church, Bankstown

Have Your Say: Only 8 Days Left to Speak Up for St Paul’s Anglican Church, Bankstown

The future of St Paul’s Anglican Church is in your hands. Submissions close 7 August 2025.

What’s Happening?

The NSW Government is currently exhibiting a proposal to redevelop St Paul’s Anglican Church, Bankstown, and replace it with a 23-storey mixed-use building. This project (Application Number SSD-79709963) includes affordable housing, a new place of worship, community facilities, a child-care centre, and commercial spaces. While it promises new amenities, it also means the loss of a site with deep historical, spiritual, and community significance.

How to Make a Submission

There are only 8 days left to have your say!

• All submissions must be made online through the NSW Planning Portal.
• Search for “TOD - St Paul's Anglican Church, Bankstown”.
• Submissions close on 7 August 2025.
• If you need help, visit the help and resources section on the portal or call Service NSW on 1300 305 695.

Memorials and Ashes: What You Need to Know

As part of the redevelopment, parishioners have been notified about memorials and ashes interred in the rose garden beside the church. The church has stated they will do their best to return memorial plaques and ashes to families where possible. However, if ashes were scattered in the garden rather than interred in a container, only the memorial plaque can be returned—the ashes themselves will not be retrievable.

This is a deeply sensitive issue for many families and highlights the real human cost of redevelopment. The loss of a sacred resting place is not just about buildings, but about memory, respect, and community identity.

Why Your Voice Matters

The NSW Government will soon move to the next stages of assessment and determination. Community submissions are a vital part of this process. Whether you support or oppose the redevelopment, your perspective will be considered as part of the official record.

Take Action Now

• Visit the NSW Planning Portal and search for St Paul’s Anglican Church, Bankstown.
• Make your submission before 7 August 2025.
• Share this information with others who may be affected or interested.

This is a critical moment for St Paul’s and for everyone who values shared heritage and community spaces. Don’t miss your chance to have a say.

A Prayer for St Paul’s and the Community

Loving God, we give thanks for the generations who have worshipped, mourned, and celebrated at St Paul’s. Grant wisdom to those making decisions, comfort to families with loved ones at rest, and unity to the community. May we honour the past, care for the present, and protect the sacred for future generations. Amen.