Residents are praying a new church will not be approved in their sleepy, semirural street due to fears about noise and traffic.

Christ the Good Shepherd Church lodged the application for a place of worship on two rural lots at 155 Garfield Rd, Horsley Park, in 2016.

Architects acting on the church’s behalf propose converting an existing shed into a church for 336 patrons and adding more than 100 parking spots to the 2.1ha site.

media_camera Anna Cindric and her neighbours are extremely concerned about new plans for an Assyrian Orthodox church development. (AAP IMAGE / Robert Pozo).

The land is part of a semirural neighbourhood – and Anna Cindric is among those who fear their quiet lifestyle is now at risk.

“Barely two cars can pass each other on this road as it is,” Mrs Cindric said.

“People ride their horses on here – I can’t imagine how the additional amount of traffic is going to affect that.”

media_camera Anna Cindric and her neighbours are extremely concerned about new plans for an Assyrian Orthodox church development. (AAP IMAGE / Robert Pozo).

Mrs Cindric attends mass nearby – and she fears associated crowds, noise and congestion will spell the end of their peace and quiet.

“If they have mass at 8am that’s going to create noise when I wish to sleep in,” she said.

“I don’t object to the church itself because that would be against my own faith but I just don’t think this block is suitable.”

media_camera Anna Cindric and her neighbours are extremely concerned about new plans for an Assyrian Orthodox church development. (AAP IMAGE / Robert Pozo).

Fairfield Council’s senior development planner Robert Walker has recommended the church’s architects withdraw their application twice to date.

In December 2016, Mr Walker advised the church design did not “respect the existing landform of the site and its surrounds”.

In February 2017, Mr Walker reiterated the “site was unsuitable for the proposed development”.

In December 2017, Mr Walker confirmed the Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel had deferred a decision on the proposal.

A council spokesman said the deferral would allow more time for community members to make comment.

The church’s bishop Mari Emmanuel was contacted for comment.