Arbottle, If catchment area is the poulation in the area within say a 1 hour journey time, then birmingham's catchment is far far bigger than than coventry's, I would have thought
JA - CVT failed in their appeal that the development didnt need planning permission. They also failed in the 'permitted development' argument. They were told the terminal was indeed greater than the 500 sq m that only they (and you) ever thought was true. However they did succeed in getting retrospective planning permission but only subject to a raft of conditions, none of which would ever have been offered if WDC hadnt taken the enforcement action. So a reasonable middle ground result all round, I'd say