Catherine Brown, of St Ronans Hotel, in High Street, Innerleithen, has lived in a cabin close to the business for six years.
But a condition of planning permission for the cabin is that only hotel staff are allowed to reside in it.
She is now looking to retire and sell the hotel but to continue to live in the hut.
A planning application was submitted to Scottish Borders Council (SBC) for the condition to be removed.
A report with the application states: “I would like to apply to discharge the requirement for the cabin to be limited to person or persons employed by the hotel and apply for a certificate for lawful use as a dwelling house.
“I currently live in the cabin and have done so for almost six…















