diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/home.html b/src/registrar/templates/home.html
index 3a9a5a611..33708c8f6 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/home.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/home.html
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
               {% endif %}
             </a>
           </td>
-          <td></td>
         </tr>
         {% endfor %}
       </tbody>
@@ -141,32 +140,34 @@
             </a>
           </td>
           <td>
-            <a
-              id="button-toggle-delete-domain-alert-{{ forloop.counter }}"
-              href="#toggle-delete-domain-alert-{{ forloop.counter }}"
-              class="usa-button--unstyled"
-              aria-controls="toggle-delete-domain-alert-{{ forloop.counter }}"
-              data-open-modal
-            >
-              <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img" width="24">
-                <use xlink:href="{%static 'img/sprite.svg'%}#delete"></use>
-              </svg>
-              Delete
-            </a>
+            {% if application.status == "started" or application.status == "withdrawn"  %}
+              <a
+                id="button-toggle-delete-domain-alert-{{ forloop.counter }}"
+                href="#toggle-delete-domain-alert-{{ forloop.counter }}"
+                class="usa-button--unstyled"
+                aria-controls="toggle-delete-domain-alert-{{ forloop.counter }}"
+                data-open-modal
+              >
+                <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img" width="24">
+                  <use xlink:href="{%static 'img/sprite.svg'%}#delete"></use>
+                </svg>
+                Delete
+              </a>
 
-            <div
-              class="usa-modal"
-              id="toggle-delete-domain-alert-{{ forloop.counter }}"
-              aria-labelledby="Are you sure you want to continue?"
-              aria-describedby="User will be removed"
-              data-force-action
-            >
-              <form method="POST" action="{% url "application-delete" pk=application.id %}">
-                {% with heading="Are you sure you want to delete "|add:application.requested_domain.name|add:"?" %}
-                  {% include 'includes/modal.html' with modal_heading=heading  modal_description="This will remove the domain request from the .gov registrar. This action cannot be undone." modal_button=modal_button|safe %}
-                {% endwith %}
-              </form>
-            </div>
+              <div
+                class="usa-modal"
+                id="toggle-delete-domain-alert-{{ forloop.counter }}"
+                aria-labelledby="Are you sure you want to continue?"
+                aria-describedby="User will be removed"
+                data-force-action
+              >
+                <form method="POST" action="{% url "application-delete" pk=application.id %}">
+                  {% with heading="Are you sure you want to delete "|add:application.requested_domain.name|add:"?" %}
+                    {% include 'includes/modal.html' with modal_heading=heading  modal_description="This will remove the domain request from the .gov registrar. This action cannot be undone." modal_button=modal_button|safe %}
+                  {% endwith %}
+                </form>
+              </div>
+            {% endif %}
           </td>
         </tr>
         {% endfor %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
index 8f812b815..246222fe7 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ class LoggedInTests(TestWithUser):
         site = DraftDomain.objects.create(name="igorville.gov")
         application = DomainApplication.objects.create(creator=self.user, requested_domain=site)
         response = self.client.get("/")
-        # count = 2 because it is also in screenreader content
-        self.assertContains(response, "igorville.gov", count=2)
+
+        # count = 6 because it is also in screenreader content, and in the delete modal
+        self.assertContains(response, "igorville.gov", count=6)
         # clean up
         application.delete()
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/application.py b/src/registrar/views/application.py
index 63adbf3d9..5043ef245 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/application.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/application.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from django.forms import ValidationError
 
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
@@ -576,7 +577,20 @@ class ApplicationWithdrawn(DomainApplicationPermissionWithdrawView):
 
 
 class DomainApplicationDeleteView(DomainApplicationPermissionDeleteView):
+    """Delete view for home that allows the end user to delete DomainApplications"""
     object: DomainApplication  # workaround for type mismatch in DeleteView
 
+    def has_permission(self):
+        """Custom override for has_permission to exclude all statuses, except WITHDRAWN and STARTED"""
+        has_perm = super().has_permission()
+        if not has_perm:
+            return False
+
+        status = self.get_object().status
+        if status not in [DomainApplication.ApplicationStatus.WITHDRAWN, DomainApplication.ApplicationStatus.STARTED]:
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
     def get_success_url(self):
         return reverse("home")
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