Tribunals · Wirral Borough Council · 2023 rating list

The Ship Inn, The Ship Inn, CH47 3BB

Public house and premises Decided 9 October 2026 CHG101334715 Pubs Advisory Service

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV · 2023 list£17,250

Ratepayer sought£12,000

VO conceded first£16,000−7% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£16,000

Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2023 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought a reduction to £12,000 RV, arguing the locality was in decline due to beach management changes and loss of local events, resulting in reduced trade, and that the property should be categorised as category 3 rather than category 1. The Tribunal applied significant weight to the Valuation Officer's Fair Maintainable Trade calculation using the Approved Guide for public houses and preferred the VO's evidence, finding the VO's RV of £16,000 reasonable. The Tribunal concluded the appellant's arguments regarding locality decline were matters for the 2026 rating list, and dismissed the appeal.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, unrepresented.