Evening Standard: "Boris gives approval to green power station after overruling council"

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"Boris Johnson has forced through plans for a green power station in the face of local opposition.

"The Mayor overturned a decision by Merton council to reject an anaerobic digestion plant which turns rotting vegetation and slops from the capital's pubs and restaurants into electricity.

"It is the first time he has used new powers to rule on a waste facility planning application considered to be of strategic importance to the capital."