If you have plans to build cottage, or other fixed installation outside the urban area, it is required, as within the urban areas, to obtain a land approval first. This is to ensure that construction is not entered in a location that is protected or where there is preserved prehistoric monuments. You must apply for land through your municipality - here are direct links to each municipality application form:
The National Museum of Greenland has through the last couples of years carried out archaological surveys in the inland areas, which are going to be affected, if the ALCOA project will start up. Through these surveys many new discoveries has been made. The Final Report concludes that the area is worth conserving for the future!
Read the Report here (shortened)
