diff --git a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
index 199c295dd..e55ee10d6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ private
     if params[:location_deactivation_period].blank?
       return
     elsif params[:location_deactivation_period]["#{key}_type".to_sym] == "default"
-      return FormHandler.instance.start_date_of_earliest_open_collection_period
+      return FormHandler.instance.start_date_of_earliest_open_for_editing_collection_period
     elsif params[:location_deactivation_period][key.to_sym].present?
       return params[:location_deactivation_period][key.to_sym]
     end
diff --git a/app/models/form_handler.rb b/app/models/form_handler.rb
index 7f858c645..ab3b2853f 100644
--- a/app/models/form_handler.rb
+++ b/app/models/form_handler.rb
@@ -103,10 +103,18 @@ class FormHandler
     in_crossover_period? ? previous_collection_start_date : current_collection_start_date
   end
 
+  def start_date_of_earliest_open_for_editing_collection_period
+    in_edit_crossover_period? ? previous_collection_start_date : current_collection_start_date
+  end
+
   def in_crossover_period?(now: Time.zone.now)
     lettings_in_crossover_period?(now:) || sales_in_crossover_period?(now:)
   end
 
+  def in_edit_crossover_period?(now: Time.zone.now)
+    lettings_in_edit_crossover_period?(now:) || sales_in_edit_crossover_period?(now:)
+  end
+
   def lettings_in_crossover_period?(now: Time.zone.now)
     forms = lettings_forms.values
     forms.count { |form| now.between?(form.start_date, form.new_logs_end_date) } > 1
@@ -145,6 +153,14 @@ class FormHandler
     end
   end
 
+  def earliest_open_for_editing_collection_start_date(now: Time.zone.now)
+    if in_edit_crossover_period?(now:)
+      collection_start_date(now) - 1.year
+    else
+      collection_start_date(now)
+    end
+  end
+
 private
 
   def get_all_forms
diff --git a/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb b/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
index be635a975..3f222509e 100644
--- a/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
+++ b/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ class LocationDeactivationPeriodValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
       end
     elsif location.location_deactivation_periods.any? { |period| period.reactivation_date.present? && record.deactivation_date.between?(period.deactivation_date, period.reactivation_date - 1.day) }
       record.errors.add(:deactivation_date, message: I18n.t("validations.location.deactivation.during_deactivated_period"))
-    elsif record.deactivation_date.before? FormHandler.instance.start_date_of_earliest_open_collection_period
-      record.errors.add(:deactivation_date, message: I18n.t("validations.location.toggle_date.out_of_range", date: FormHandler.instance.start_date_of_earliest_open_collection_period.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date)))
+    elsif record.deactivation_date.before? FormHandler.instance.start_date_of_earliest_open_for_editing_collection_period
+      record.errors.add(:deactivation_date, message: I18n.t("validations.location.toggle_date.out_of_range", date: FormHandler.instance.start_date_of_earliest_open_for_editing_collection_period.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date)))
     elsif record.deactivation_date.before? location.available_from
       record.errors.add(:deactivation_date, message: I18n.t("validations.location.toggle_date.before_creation", date: location.available_from.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date)))
     end
diff --git a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
index c7c8270b5..138f04fae 100644
--- a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <%= form_with model: @location_deactivation_period, url: toggle_location_form_path(action, @location), method: "patch", local: true do |f| %>
   <div class="govuk-grid-row">
     <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
-    <% start_date = FormHandler.instance.earliest_open_collection_start_date(now: @location.available_from) %>
+    <% start_date = FormHandler.instance.earliest_open_for_editing_collection_start_date %>
     <%= f.govuk_error_summary %>
         <%= f.govuk_radio_buttons_fieldset date_type_question(action),
                                             legend: { text: I18n.t("questions.location.toggle_active.apply_from") },
diff --git a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
index 48eb703ca..7410c05b2 100644
--- a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       let(:startdate) { Time.utc(2022, 9, 11) }
 
       before do
-        Timecop.freeze(Time.utc(2023, 1, 10))
+        Timecop.freeze(Time.utc(2023, 9, 10))
         sign_in user
         create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date:, location:)
         location.save!