JIMBOOMBA residents say their property values and quality of life will plummet if a proposed service centre on Camp Cable Road goes ahead.
A development application has been submitted to Logan City Council for a 2.5 hectare site near Edelsten Road.
The proposed development includes a service centre retail building with food and drink outlets and a drive-through, as well as car and truck fuel dispensing forecourts and a shaded outdoor rest area.
Residents Kai Renner and Karen George - whose properties are behind the block earmarked for the development - said their main concerns were noise, light, traffic and runoff.
Brisbane Prestige Property Developments general manager Jacob Scott told the Jimboomba Times earlier this month that the site had no direct or adjoining residential neighbours and the development would have minimal impact on nearby residents.
Mr Renner - whose property is accessed via a narrow service road that runs behind the development site - said storm water already carried rubbish off the street and downhill into his yard when it rained.
"I'm now really worried about fast food waste (and) petrol and oil running down into our dam," he said. "The rubbish you can deal with but you can't stop the spill."
He said the dam was home to native frog and bird species and was used to water his yard.
Ms George said the development would mean loud noise, bright lights and heavier traffic along Camp Cable Road.
"It's already hard enough trying to get out of (the service road) - sometimes you can be waiting for five minutes for a gap in the traffic."
Mr Scott said the proposed development would include upgrades to the service centre intersection and half a kilometre of Camp Cable Road.
"BPPD implemented multiple ideas (from residents) ... to mitigate noise and light impact and even to improve existing and ongoing storm water issues affecting owners located off the service road ... prohibiting them to access their properties during heavy rainfall," he said.
It came after funding was approved to plan an extension of the Park Ridge Connector from Granger Road in Park Ridge South to Camp Cable Road. It will see cars and trucks diverted from the Logan Motorway south through Crestmead and Park Ridge, relieving traffic on the Mount Lindesay Highway.
Ms George said an increase in traffic, noise and light would threaten the rural lifestyle she loved.
"We bought here because of the ... quiet and the nature all around. I just think they could find a better place for (the service centre)."
