{
  "id": 8146048,
  "title": "Alan Carr's £3.25M castle cafe plan hits bat hurdle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/alan-carrs-3-25m-castle-cafe-plan-hits-bat-hurdle",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T20:09:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/celebrity-traitors-winner-alan-carrs-plans-to-turn-3-25-million-scottish-castle-buildings-into-community-cafe-and-estate-shop-face-bat-hurdle-council-warns-historic-potting-shed-could-host-roosting-bats/articleshow/134320922.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr's plans to transform historic buildings at his £3.25 million Ayton Castle into a community café and estate shop have hit an unexpected hurdle. Scottish Borders Council has requested a full ecological assessment after warning that the potting shed could host roosting bats, potentially delaying the planning application.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}