Question about a pergola: how high can it be if it is on private property?

Questioner

Placed a pergola and placed black cloth in front of it until the ivy has grown over. Now the neighbors have complained about the black cloth and the height.

Lawyer

A pergola in the backyard can be built without a permit, taking into account the maximum height for structures/garden furniture (2.5 meters high), so no distance needs to be kept to the property boundary. But you should then pay attention that the plants that grow against the pergola are not in the prohibited zone for planting (0.5 meters). If the pergola is outside that, your neighbors will not have a problem.