A planning application for the Kardinia Church at 65 Albert Street has been submitted to planners at the City of Ballarat.

It proposes dividing the existing site, which is an unusual shape spanning the area in between Albert Street and Yarrowee Street, into three separate sites.

Under the plans put forward, the church would remain in its existing position - just to the south of Mitre 10 - and would be located on the largest of the three plots planned.

The church site would retain more than the requisite number of car parking spaces for a building its size, with 42 in total set aside. The area of that site would be 3,347 square metres.

Another narrow plot of land further down Albert Street - almost rectangular in shape - would also be hived off into a separate subdivision. The area, which is currently undeveloped, would measure 1,077 square metres. According to planning documents, there used to be a house on the site, which was demolished in early 2016.

A final plot of land to the east of the church stretching down to Yarrowee Street would also be given its own title if the plans are approved. That final area measures 2,425 square metres.

There are no firm plans to redevelop the different subdivided areas, which lie in a commercial zone. Planning documents were submitted by the Geelong based St Quentin Consulting.

The application acknowledges the potential for future growth on the sites, saying: "The proposed subdivision will allow for future development and provide the potential to continue supporting areas identified for change while supporting an orderly development of the site.

Kardinia Church has three congregations in Victoria, including the Albert Street site as well as churches in Geelong and Warrnambool.

If you are seeing this message you are a loyal digital subscriber to The Courier, as we made this story available only to subscribers. Thankyou very much for your support and allowing us to continue telling Ballarat's story. We appreciate your support of journalism in our great city.