Parts of Bridge are in flood zones 2 and 3 as can be seen below. For an interactive version click here
What does this mean?
Zone 2 – land assessed as having between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1000 annual probability of river flooding (1% – 0.1%) in any year
Zone 3 – land assessed as having a 1 in 100 or greater annual probability of river flooding (>1%) in any year
Several homes and businesses in Bridge were flooded in 2014 with water from the River Nailbourne.
In a submission to the examination of the Canterbury Local Plan, the local landowner (Cantley Limited) stated that development in Bridge would be outside flood zone 3: