diff --git a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
index c8de927d6..3b4308385 100644
--- a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class LocationsController < ApplicationController
 
   def show; end
 
+  def deactivate; 
+    render "toggle_active", locals: { action: "deactivate" }
+  end
+
   def create
     if date_params_missing?(location_params) || valid_date_params?(location_params)
       @location = Location.new(location_params)
diff --git a/app/views/locations/show.html.erb b/app/views/locations/show.html.erb
index 5fbd4bb04..65e86014e 100644
--- a/app/views/locations/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/locations/show.html.erb
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@
       <% row.action(text: "Change", href: location_edit_name_path(location_id: @location.id, id: @scheme.id)) if attr[:edit] %>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>
+
+<% if !Rails.env.production? %>
+    <%= govuk_button_link_to "Deactivate this location", location_deactivate_path(location_id: @location.id, id: @scheme.id), warning: true %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index eab3d3222..ad088fe11 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     resources :locations do
       get "edit-name", to: "locations#edit_name"
       get "edit-local-authority", to: "locations#edit_local_authority"
+      get "deactivate", to: "locations#deactivate"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/schemes_spec.rb b/spec/features/schemes_spec.rb
index eda4a63c4..48f386fa7 100644
--- a/spec/features/schemes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/schemes_spec.rb
@@ -777,6 +777,11 @@ RSpec.describe "Schemes scheme Features" do
                 expect(page).to have_content "Location name for #{location.postcode}"
               end
 
+              it "allows to deactivate a location" do
+                click_link("Deactivate this location")
+                expect(page).to have_current_path("/schemes/#{scheme.id}/locations/#{location.id}/deactivate")
+              end
+
               context "when I press the back button" do
                 before do
                   click_link "Back"