In recent months Wagga City Council gave the green light for two separate developments, which sought to build two-storey units at the rear of existing properties on Cooedong Lane and Simmons Street.

It was a decision however, that councillors made despite the opposition of those directly impacted.

Gloria O'Halloran, who is an affected neighbour, said it was "very frustrating" to watch four decades spent protecting the character of the area be wiped away in an effort to expand living options for the city.

"They want to build overbearing, oversized monstrosities next to a beautiful, heritage-listed building," she said. "We moved here to live in an area that was protected, but those rules are being ignored.

"A lot of people move out of the capital cities to get this atmosphere and instead it's being destroyed."

Central Wagga resident Mark Golden, who also works as an architect, said it appears that some councillors are under the impression that residents voicing objections were anti-development. This is far from the case, he said.

"I don't mind development to increase the amenity of the area, but (Simmons Street) was an over development," he said. It is his concern that the council's current trajectory will focus on high density living at the expense of the heritage conservation area.

"It is not like you can unscramble this egg," he said.

"We have to make a stand now and get council to listen to some reasonable voices that aren't opposed to development but want consistency in the controls that are applied to all developers so that someone is not getting an advantage over someone else."

The council's Local Strategic Planning Statement 2040 is tabled for tonight's meeting with the view to place the strategy on public exhibition for comment.

A council spokesperson said this strategy is the blueprint for where and how the city will grow in the future.

"It includes consideration of the heritage conservation area with the aim to preserve the key attributes of Central Wagga whilst pursuing new and modern but appropriately designed infill development," they said.

The spokesperson said the plan looks to review the heritage conservation area in an effort to balance development and growth pressures and prepare a heritage design guide to assist in the conservation of significant sites and guide new development in these areas.

"This will provide a good balance between conservation and development," they said.