RESIDENTS are rallying to fight a fuel station proposal set to result in bowsers being built just metres from a local school.

An application for a code-assessable service station and retail food outlet development was lodged originally in 2012 then withdrawn in 2013.

The Daily reported last week that two existing houses were set to make way for the eight-bowser service station which has been proposed to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

An action group of parents and local residents, titled No Fuel Opposite Our School Ever has formed to fight the proposal by Synergy Property Partners.

Fears have surfaced surrounding the impact to local traffic and safety for school kids, as well as long-term health fears for students and teachers.

Parents measured the distance from the proposed site and claim it is only 40m from the nearest classrooms.

The group is arguing a service station at the entrance to Maleny was "not in keeping with the character of the small town”.

The proponents had argued the need for a service station, as tourism traffic was growing in the hinterland town and there was currently only one service station in town.

Divisional Councillor Jenny McKay took to social media to call for help to fight what she feared would be an escalation of school pick-up and drop-off issues at the Maleny State School.

She said the council needed the Department of Transport and Main Roads as a concurrent agency to approve access before the application could proceed, and believed that was the most powerful tool available for a refusal of the application, which does not require public consultation.

She said the views and opinions of the community could still be considered through the assessment process and called on the community to email the council about the issue, while she has also called for the matter to come before a full council meeting to be decided.