The Land and Environment Court has overruled a Central Coast Council refusal for a restaurant development at Kariong that will see a McDonalds, KFC and Guzman & Gomez restaurants operating on the site by the end of 2026. The development has been approved on land identified by Central Coast Council as the “Highway Commercial Precinct” on the Central Coast Highway at Kariong and will be undertaken by local developers Stevens Group and the Brand Group.