"The famine of houses reported in various parts of Fife is very pronounced in Leven District. Some twenty new houses have been finished lately but the number of families on the search for houses is astonishing. A proprietor a day or two had about thirty applications for a house"
However, a plan to feu Fir Park was met with alarm from the residents of Lundin Links as the article from the 6 June St Andrews Citizen below shows.

Although perhaps a little unloved today, the wooded area is still part of the character of the village, which would have taken on quite a different appearance had this elevated site been developed for housing a century ago.