THE campaigning grandmother who bitterly opposed plans to redevelop Edge Lane will leave her Liverpool home for the last time today.

Elizabeth Pascoe, 62, dragged plans to widen the city road and tear down scores of Victorian houses through two public inquiries and six High Court hearings.

But her five-year battle will finally be over today when she loses possession of her beloved home.

Ms Pascoe led a campaign group vying to keep their community intact and block £57.7m plans to turn the Lane into a boulevard and demolish 371 houses.

A coalition of Liverpool Vision, Liverpool City Council and the Homes and Communities Agency wants to build new homes, a new commercial hub and a health centre in the area.

Despite delaying the scheme by years and running up a £55,000 legal bill, Ms Pascoe last night remained unapologetic. But preparing for today has, she admitted, been emotional.

Last night she told the Daily Post: “It’s been dreadful. I’ve known that I was going to move since the end of March, but I didn’t do any packing.

“I didn’t want to comply with the violation of my life. This is an appalling thing to do to people – to procure land for potential developers to potentially make a profit on owner occupiers’ homes.”

Ms Pascoe’s leaving date was set when she cut a deal with the council over how much they would pay for her Adderley Street home.