diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
index 01ab98f4a..04f2e64de 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
@@ -234,12 +234,12 @@
 																			</div>
 																		</div>
 																		<div *ngIf="canSave || isNew" class="col-12 col-xl-auto">
-																			<button mat-icon-button class="action-list-icon" matTooltip="{{'DMP-EDITOR.ACTIONS.SEARCH-CONTACT' | translate}}" (click)="searchContact(contactIndex, field)" [disabled]="formGroup.disabled || !this.canSave">
+																			<button mat-icon-button class="action-list-icon" matTooltip="{{'DMP-EDITOR.ACTIONS.SEARCH-CONTACT' | translate}}" (click)="searchContact(contactIndex, field)" [disabled]="formGroup.disabled || (!isNew && !this.canSave)">
 																				<mat-icon>search</mat-icon>
 																			</button>
 																		</div>
 																		<div *ngIf="canSave || isNew" class="col-12 col-xl-auto">
-																			<button mat-icon-button class="action-list-icon" matTooltip="{{'DMP-EDITOR.ACTIONS.REMOVE-CONTACT' | translate}}" (click)="removeContact(contactIndex)" [disabled]="formGroup.disabled || !this.canSave">
+																			<button mat-icon-button class="action-list-icon" matTooltip="{{'DMP-EDITOR.ACTIONS.REMOVE-CONTACT' | translate}}" (click)="removeContact(contactIndex)" [disabled]="formGroup.disabled || (!isNew && !this.canSave)">
 																				<mat-icon>delete</mat-icon>
 																			</button>
 																		</div>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 9a10f23ee..6c7e2289a 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -1982,8 +1982,10 @@
 			"DMP-INVITATION-EXISTING-USER": "Plan Invitation Existing User",
 			"DMP-MODIFIED": "Plan Modified",
 			"DMP-FINALISED": "Plan Finalised",
+			"DESCRIPTION-CREATED": "Description Created",
 			"DESCRIPTION-MODIFIED": "Description Modified",
 			"DESCRIPTION-FINALISED": "Description Finalised",
+			"DESCRIPTION-ANNOTATION-CREATED": "Description Annotation Created",
 			"MERGE-ACCOUNT-CONFIRMATION": "Merge Account Confirmation",
 			"REMOVE-CREDENTIAL-CONFIRMATION": "Remove Credential Confirmation",
 			"DMP-DEPOSIT": "Plan Deposit",
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/notification-service/core/enum/notification-type.enum.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/notification-service/core/enum/notification-type.enum.ts
index d5deb67b9..9c8e7d43e 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/notification-service/core/enum/notification-type.enum.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/notification-service/core/enum/notification-type.enum.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 export enum NotificationType {
 	dmpInvitationExternalUserType = '065deecd-21bb-44af-9983-e660fdf24bc4',
 	dmpInvitationExistingUserType = '4904dea2-5079-46d3-83be-3a19c9ab45dc',
+	descriptionCreatedType = '8965b1d5-99a6-4acf-9016-c0d0ce341364',
 	dmpModifiedType = '4542262a-22f8-4baa-9db6-1c8e70ac1dbb',
 	dmpFinalisedType = '90db0b46-42de-bd89-aebf-6f27efeb256e',
+	descriptionAnnotationCreated = 'db1e99d2-a240-4e75-9bb2-ef25b234c1f0',
 	descriptionModifiedType = '4fdbfa80-7a71-4a69-b854-67cbb70648f1',
 	descriptionFinalisedType = '33790bad-94d4-488a-8ee2-7f6295ca18ea',
 	mergeAccountConfirmationType = 'bfe68845-cb05-4c5a-a03d-29161a7c9660',
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/notification-service/core/formatting/enum-utils.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/notification-service/core/formatting/enum-utils.service.ts
index 349f1faca..80be9d75e 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/notification-service/core/formatting/enum-utils.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/notification-service/core/formatting/enum-utils.service.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ export class NotificationServiceEnumUtils extends BaseEnumUtilsService {
 			case NotificationType.dmpInvitationExistingUserType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.DMP-INVITATION-EXISTING-USER');
 			case NotificationType.dmpModifiedType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.DMP-MODIFIED');
 			case NotificationType.dmpFinalisedType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.DMP-FINALISED');
+			case NotificationType.descriptionCreatedType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.DESCRIPTION-CREATED');
 			case NotificationType.descriptionModifiedType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.DESCRIPTION-MODIFIED');
 			case NotificationType.descriptionFinalisedType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.DESCRIPTION-FINALISED');
+			case NotificationType.descriptionAnnotationCreated: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.DESCRIPTION-ANNOTATION-CREATED');
 			case NotificationType.mergeAccountConfirmationType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.MERGE-ACCOUNT-CONFIRMATION');
 			case NotificationType.removeCredentialConfirmationType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.REMOVE-CREDENTIAL-CONFIRMATION');
 			case NotificationType.dmpDepositType: return this.language.instant('TYPES.NOTIFICATION-TEMPLATE-NOTIFICATION-TYPE.DMP-DEPOSIT');