diff --git a/src/lib/db/access-store.ts b/src/lib/db/access-store.ts
index 80f2c371f9..5c9c35f659 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/access-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/access-store.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const T = {
     ROLE_PERMISSION: 'role_permission',
     PERMISSIONS: 'permissions',
     PERMISSION_TYPES: 'permission_types',
+    CHANGE_REQUEST_SETTINGS: 'change_request_settings',
 };
 
 interface IPermissionRow {
@@ -448,4 +449,17 @@ export class AccessStore implements IAccessStore {
             [destinationEnvironment, sourceEnvironment],
         );
     }
+
+    async isChangeRequestsEnabled(
+        project: string,
+        environment: string,
+    ): Promise<boolean> {
+        const result = await this.db.raw(
+            `SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM ${T.CHANGE_REQUEST_SETTINGS}
+                       WHERE environment = ? and project = ?) AS present`,
+            [environment, project],
+        );
+        const { present } = result.rows[0];
+        return present;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/services/access-service.ts b/src/lib/services/access-service.ts
index 4896f95103..594f8505d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/access-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/access-service.ts
@@ -542,4 +542,11 @@ export class AccessService {
         await this.validateRoleIsUnique(role.name, existingId);
         return cleanedRole;
     }
+
+    async isChangeRequestsEnabled(
+        project: string,
+        environment: string,
+    ): Promise<boolean> {
+        return this.store.isChangeRequestsEnabled(project, environment);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
index 34fa48b9f0..a8eb57a7b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         const { featureName, projectId, environment } = context;
         await this.validateFeatureContext(context);
 
+        if (await this.changeRequestsEnabled(projectId, environment)) {
+            throw new Error(
+                `Strategies can only be created through change requests for ${environment} environment`,
+            );
+        }
         if (strategyConfig.constraints?.length > 0) {
             strategyConfig.constraints = await this.validateConstraints(
                 strategyConfig.constraints,
@@ -382,6 +387,12 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         const existingStrategy = await this.featureStrategiesStore.get(id);
         this.validateFeatureStrategyContext(existingStrategy, context);
 
+        if (await this.changeRequestsEnabled(projectId, environment)) {
+            throw new Error(
+                `Strategies can only be updated through change requests for ${environment} environment`,
+            );
+        }
+
         if (existingStrategy.id === id) {
             if (updates.constraints?.length > 0) {
                 updates.constraints = await this.validateConstraints(
@@ -430,6 +441,12 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
     ): Promise<Saved<IStrategyConfig>> {
         const { projectId, environment, featureName } = context;
 
+        if (await this.changeRequestsEnabled(projectId, environment)) {
+            throw new Error(
+                `Strategies can only be updated through change requests for ${environment} environment`,
+            );
+        }
+
         const existingStrategy = await this.featureStrategiesStore.get(id);
         this.validateFeatureStrategyContext(existingStrategy, context);
 
@@ -482,6 +499,12 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         const { featureName, projectId, environment } = context;
         this.validateFeatureStrategyContext(existingStrategy, context);
 
+        if (await this.changeRequestsEnabled(projectId, environment)) {
+            throw new Error(
+                `Strategies can only deleted updated through change requests for ${environment} environment`,
+            );
+        }
+
         await this.featureStrategiesStore.delete(id);
 
         const tags = await this.tagStore.getAllTagsForFeature(featureName);
@@ -903,6 +926,12 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         createdBy: string,
         user?: User,
     ): Promise<FeatureToggle> {
+        if (await this.changeRequestsEnabled(project, environment)) {
+            throw new Error(
+                `Features can only be updated through change requests for ${environment} environment`,
+            );
+        }
+
         const hasEnvironment =
             await this.featureEnvironmentStore.featureHasEnvironment(
                 environment,
@@ -928,7 +957,11 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
                     if (canAddStrategies) {
                         await this.createStrategy(
                             getDefaultStrategy(featureName),
-                            { environment, projectId: project, featureName },
+                            {
+                                environment,
+                                projectId: project,
+                                featureName,
+                            },
                             createdBy,
                         );
                     } else {
@@ -961,6 +994,7 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
             }
             return feature;
         }
+
         throw new NotFoundError(
             `Could not find environment ${environment} for feature: ${featureName}`,
         );
@@ -1186,6 +1220,13 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         });
         return variableVariants.concat(fixedVariants);
     }
+
+    changeRequestsEnabled(
+        project: string,
+        environment: string,
+    ): Promise<boolean> {
+        return this.accessService.isChangeRequestsEnabled(project, environment);
+    }
 }
 
 export default FeatureToggleService;
diff --git a/src/lib/types/stores/access-store.ts b/src/lib/types/stores/access-store.ts
index 96662b2101..a4a50596cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/stores/access-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/stores/access-store.ts
@@ -132,4 +132,9 @@ export interface IAccessStore extends Store<IRole, number> {
         sourceEnvironment: string,
         destinationEnvironment: string,
     ): Promise<void>;
+
+    isChangeRequestsEnabled(
+        project: string,
+        environment: string,
+    ): Promise<boolean>;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/fixtures/fake-access-store.ts b/src/test/fixtures/fake-access-store.ts
index 280856286e..0fbd45848a 100644
--- a/src/test/fixtures/fake-access-store.ts
+++ b/src/test/fixtures/fake-access-store.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import {
 import { IPermission } from 'lib/types/model';
 
 class AccessStoreMock implements IAccessStore {
+    isChangeRequestsEnabled(
+        project: string,
+        environment: string,
+    ): Promise<boolean> {
+        throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+    }
+
     addAccessToProject(
         users: IAccessInfo[],
         groups: IAccessInfo[],