diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/user/controller.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/user/controller.ts
index e7bc07f2a2..9a3355c2d6 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/user/controller.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/user/controller.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,33 @@ export const createUser: CreateUser = async (req, res, next) => {
     );
   }
 };
+
+export const deleteUserSchema = z.object({
+  params: z.object({
+    email: z.string().trim().email().toLowerCase(),
+  }),
+});
+
+export type DeleteUser = ValidatedRequestHandler<
+  typeof deleteUserSchema,
+  UserResponse
+>;
+
+export const deleteUser: DeleteUser = async (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const { email } = req.params;
+    const $client = getClient();
+
+    const user = await $client.user.getByEmail(email);
+    if (!user) throw Error(`No user matching email ${email} found`);
+
+    const isSuccessful = await $client.user.delete(user.id);
+    if (!isSuccessful) throw Error("Request to delete user failed");
+
+    return res.send({ message: "Successfully deleted user" });
+  } catch (error) {
+    return next(
+      new ServerError({ message: "Failed to delete user", cause: error }),
+    );
+  }
+};
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/user/docs.yaml b/api.planx.uk/modules/user/docs.yaml
index d1c77ebcce..398c56e409 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/user/docs.yaml
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/user/docs.yaml
@@ -41,3 +41,22 @@ paths:
           $ref: "#/components/responses/SuccessMessage"
         "500":
           $ref: "#/components/responses/ErrorMessage"
+  /user/{email}:
+    delete:
+      summary: Delete a user
+      description: "Requires authentication via a Cloudflare WARP client
+        \n\n
+        Please login at [https://api.editor.planx.uk/user](https://api.editor.planx.uk/user)"
+      tags: ["user"]
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: email
+          type: string
+          format: email
+          example: bilbo@bagend.sh
+          description: Email address of the user to be deleted
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          $ref: "#/components/responses/SuccessMessage"
+        "500":
+          $ref: "#/components/responses/ErrorMessage"
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/user/routes.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/user/routes.ts
index c569a70308..68991ea58e 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/user/routes.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/user/routes.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 import { Router } from "express";
 import { usePlatformAdminAuth } from "../auth/middleware";
 import { validate } from "../../shared/middleware/validate";
-import { createUserSchema, createUser } from "./controller";
+import {
+  createUserSchema,
+  createUser,
+  deleteUserSchema,
+  deleteUser,
+} from "./controller";
 
 const router = Router();
 
 router.use(usePlatformAdminAuth);
 router.put("/", validate(createUserSchema), createUser);
+router.delete("/:email", validate(deleteUserSchema), deleteUser);
 
 export default router;