LIVERPOOL Council leader Joe Anderson last night waded into a heritage row threatening to derail a £5.5bn regeneration scheme for the city’s northern docklands.

Cllr Anderson will convene top-level talks over the Liverpool Waters project, which a new report said would damage the city’s World Heritage Site (WHS) status.

He told the Daily Post: “I do not believe that a certificate on the wall enhances the beauty of the Three Graces – they speak for themselves.

“But the accolade of having a Unesco World Heritage Site is one we are proud of, because the city rightly deserves the merit.”

Government advisor English Heritage (EH) has demanded changes to the huge skyscraper scheme.

A new report commissioned by EH warned the project would cause “significant damage” to the WHS.

Peel Holdings, which rejected the report’s findings, wants to regenerate the city’s northern docklands with a series of skyscrapers. It claims it will create more than 25,000 jobs and 14,000 apartments.

Last night, Cllr Anderson said: “I think we are in a situation where English Heritage is asking too much.