A device to device (D2D) communication apparatus and method are provided. The D2D communication apparatus includes a transceiver configured to receive resource configuration information indicating D2D resources configured in a serving cell from a base station (BS) of the serving cell, and a controller configured to determine locations of resources for transmission or reception of signals for D2D communication based on the resource configuration information. The resource configuration information includes information about length of common D2D resources configured in a plurality of cells and additional D2D resources configured in the serving cell and information about length of common and additional D2D resources of a cell that configures maximum-sized additional D2D resources among the serving cell and neighboring cells.