Bizarre plans to protect Turbo Island pressing ahead as public inquiry looking likelySupporters say the controversial site has been used for 'informal meetings and parties' for 20 yearsView Image Turbo Island is on the corner of Stokes Croft and Jamaica Street (Image: Alex Seabrook)Bizarre plans to protect Turbo Island as a “village green” are pressing ahead as a public inquiry now looks increasingly likely. This summer Bristol City Council hired a barrister to find out if secret development plans would scupper the village green application, but none were found. ‌Douglas Edwards KC found that no “trigger event” had occurred, such as a developer applying for planning permission to build on Turbo Island. ‌A public inquiry would involve a hearing open to the public, where both supporters and opponents of the application can present their evidence. ‌A trigger event could have also included the council identifying Turbo Island as a potential development site in its Local Plan.