Tap & Vine at 69 Ltd wants to sell alcohol until midnight, and 1am at weekends, at 69 High Street, Tarporley. Comments close on 30 November 2026.

A new company called Tap & Vine at 69 Ltd has applied for a premises licence to sell alcohol and put on live and recorded music at 69 High Street, Tarporley, the building that is home to the Little Tap bar.

The application, number 586812, is on Cheshire West and Chester Council’s list of new licensing applications for the week to 6 November. The council’s statutory notice, dated 3 November, names the premises “Tap & Vine at 69”.

What has been applied for

The application is for a new premises licence, not a change to an existing one. The council’s list sets out these hours:

  • Alcohol, on and off the premises: midday to midnight Sunday to Thursday, and midday to 1am on Friday and Saturday.
  • Recorded music: the same hours as alcohol.
  • Live music: midday to midnight, Monday to Sunday.
  • Opening hours: midday to midnight Sunday to Thursday, midday to 1am on Friday and Saturday.
  • Bank holidays, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve: everything until 2am.

Who is behind it

Companies House records Tap & Vine at 69 Ltd as a private company incorporated on 4 June 2026. The application does not describe the business, and the company has not published anything about its plans for the bar.

What is there now

No. 69 is Little Tap, which describes itself as a multi-award-winning bar serving craft beer and “eclectic wines”. It opened in 2016. Its owners also run Terrarium, a restaurant and cocktail bar across the road at 44 High Street.

Little Tap’s website still lists its hours as 3pm to 11pm Wednesday to Friday, 2pm to 11pm on Saturday and 3pm to 8pm on Sunday. The hours in the new application run later than that, to midnight on weeknights and 1am at weekends.

The application does not say whether Little Tap is changing name or changing hands. Neither business has said so publicly. We would like to hear from both.

What it means for you

Anyone can comment on the application, for or against. Comments must:

  • be in writing, to the Licensing Team, Cheshire West and Chester Council, The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA, or by email to licensing@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk;
  • arrive by 30 November 2026;
  • relate to the four licensing objectives: preventing crime and disorder, public safety, preventing public nuisance, and protecting children from harm.

You can read the full application at the council’s offices at The Portal, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm, or on the council’s applications under consultation register. The register was not loading when we checked on 13 November.

If no one objects, the council must grant the licence on the terms applied for. If someone does, it goes to a licensing sub-committee hearing.