Exeter have an application in for CAS and their operation has grown massively.
I don't know the politics of the Coventry issue, are Birmingham supporting this bid for CAS ? they to date have had all sorts of issues with Coventry so I must admit would be surprised if they were unless it has a direct benefit to Brum, Brum however is well served by CAS so IMHO would see no need for any further expansion.
Chilli are you just touting for more business up there